This Teacher Called Grace!
"For the grace of God that brings salvation
has appeared to all men, teaching us
to
deny ungodliness and worldly lusts."
Titus 2: 11-12
The clearest example of awakening of faith
leading to a changed life is when the Jewish
leader Nicodemus approached Jesus with
questions in John 3:1-21.
That encounter illustrates what Paul wrote about in
Titus 2:11-12 when he described the grace of God
“teaching” us about our changed life. It raises the
question, how does the grace of God
teach us?
The grace of God appeared when Jesus came to earth
to reveal God to man. Prior to Jesus, mankind was the
enemy of God in terms of behavior (Romans 3:10-18).
But when Jesus began to teach, eyes and ears
began
to open.
The grace of God is manifested in the Person of Christ,
His righteous life and anointing from God. Ephesians 2:
8-10 says we are saved by grace “for good works.” that
is, we are saved by grace, which has power to change
our lives.
Did your life change after you met Christ?
Is it continuing to change? Ask God to open
your eyes ever wider to see who you can
become in Christ.
"The Scriptures were not given to
increase our knowledge but to
change our lives."
D. L. Moody
