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NASB | Titus 2:12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Titus 2:12 It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age, |
Bible Question:
Titus 2:11,12: 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; How does grace teach (instruct or train) us? Can God's discipline and punishment be considered grace? WOS |
Bible Answer: 1. "How does grace teach (instruct or train) us?" The grace that saves us from our former way of life teaches us by empowering us and opening our eyes to the fact that we also need to renounce that former life. A verse with a similar emphasis is Php. 2:12,13. Php 2:12 . . . work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, Php 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. 2. Can God's discipline and punishment be considered grace? Yes. A good example of this is 1 Tim. 1:19,20. God could simply 'wash His hands' of individuals like Hymenaeus and Alexander, but instead He graciously condecends to teach them and redeem them through discipline. 1Ti 1:19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, 1Ti 1:20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. |
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