Titus 02.11-15
Paul tells Titus 04 aspects of the Gospel of Grace…01. The Appearance of God’s Grace (Titus 02.11a);
02. Saving Grace (Titus 02.11b);
03. The Transformation of Saving Grace
(Titus 02.12-14)
& 04. The Preacher’s Authority (Titus 02.15).
02. Saving Grace (Titus 02.11b)
Titus 02.11b “11
...bringing salvation to all men”
“11 bringing salvation” G4992.
swthrion soterion so-tay’-ree-on;
neuter of the same as 4991 as (properly, concretely) noun; defender or (by
implication) defence:-- salvation.
“11 to all men” does not refer to universal
salvation for all (Universalism=all are saved) but instead to the universal
opportunity for salvation.
Paul tells us that we are saved by grace not works in Romans 05.18-21;
Romans 11.06;
Galatians 02.20-21;
Ephesians
01.05-07; Ephesians 02.04-10.
The writer of Hebrews says that we are saved by grace &
not works in Hebrews
02.09.
Peter says the same thing, that
we are saved by grace not works in 1Peter 01.10-12 & 1Peter 05.10.
Every time in these previous verses, the Greek word for “grace”
is G5485. cariv charis khar’-ec, God’s undeserved favor toward the wicked unworthy
sinners, by which He delivers them from eternal condemnation & death
through the death & resurrection of His Son Jesus.
A good example of Law & Grace can be seen in 02
different passages, Deuteronomy 30.16 & John 03.16.
The passage in Deuteronomy 30.16 is clearly a passage of Law,
while the John
03.16 passage is Gospel of Grace summed up briefly.
How do we determine which 01 is Law & which 01 is
Gospel? Passages in the Bible that are Law have the result of
rewarding you on the basis of what you do, say or think. While passages that
are about grace result in you receiving a gracious gift from God that is only
based on what Jesus did for you.
Paul says that we are no longer under the law but under
grace in Romans
06.01-23, Galatians 01.01-06.18.
The Great Commission from Jesus is for His disciples to
bring salvation (preach Jesus!) to all men so that they can be saved from
eternal damnation in Hell (Matthew 28.19-20; Mark 16.15-16).
After Jesus appeared to the disciples in Jerusalem, He told
them from the Scriptures (the Old Testament) how it was prophesied that He
would come & die & be raised from the dead, & then He commissioned
them to go out & tell everyone the Gospel (Luke 24.44-49).
Paul explains in Ephesians 03.01-08 that he was commissioned to
share the Gospel w/the Gentiles.
Paul tells Timothy that God our Savior desires all men to be
saved in 1Timothy
02.04; 2Timothy 04.17.
In 2Peter 03.09, Peter says that God wants all of
mankind to come to repentance.
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