Titus 2:11-12

Tit 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

We as a family recently finished memorizing this passage. Here we see two functions of the Grace of God.

The first purpose of grace is to be the vehicle through which God has brought salvation to us. Cross reference: Eph 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Secondly we see the sanctifying function of the grace of God. It is our trainer. Webster described the word training in the following way. "The act or process of drawing or educating; education. In gardening, the operation or art of forming young trees to a wall or espalier, or of causing them to grow in a shape suitable for that end."

God's grace is our trainer, our discipliner. Through the sanctifying word of God (John 17:17) it forms us and shapes us into that which will best serve the master. 2Ti 2:19-21 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity." 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.


I ask myself, "do I view the correction of the Lord as an act of His grace? Am I grateful for the training and discipline of His grace?"

Fear God Hate Sin,

Nathan