Salvation Provided by God Perverted by Man
Titus 2:11-14
1st God provides salvation ...
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men …
1st God provides salvation to all ...
Grace is unmerited favor …
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)...
1st God provides salvation to all ...
2 Timothy 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began …
2nd God provides conditions ...
Grace is tied to faith …
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
2nd God provides conditions ...
Acts 2:36-38 "let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37 when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?“
38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
2nd God provides conditions ...
Romans 4:14-16 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, … 16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all …
2nd God provides conditions ...
Colossians 2:12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
3rd God provides separation ...
Titus 2:12-13 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age …
3rd God provides separation ...
Titus 2:13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
3rd God provides separation ...
Romans 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? …
Salvation Provided by God Perverted by Man
Titus 2:11-14
1st Removing Knowledge of God ...
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 2:1-3 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done...
1st Removing Knowledge of God ...
Psalms 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."
Psalms 19:1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God…
2nd Reducing Spiritual Worship ...
Exodus 20:1-3 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 "You shall have no other gods before Me.
2nd Reducing Spiritual Worship ...
Exodus 20:4-5 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image — any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.
3rd Ridiculing the Bible ...
2 Tim 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
3rd Ridiculing the Bible ...
John 8:31-32 "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
The Joy of Salvation …
1 John 1:3-4 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
Salvation Provided by God Perverted by Man
Titus 2:11-14