Listen to Your Teacher

Listen to Your Teacher

Titus 2:11-14

In last week’s Sunday School lesson we studied God’s discipline of His children. One of the things we noted was that the word paideia (3809) often translated discipline, correction, or punishment, has the primary meaning of the rearing of a child, training.

Titus 2:11-14 (NASB)

11  For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12  instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

13  looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

14  who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NASB)

23  Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24  Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

It’s comforting to see who is doing the work. The God of peace Himself sanctifies you and Paul underscores this by adding a note about Father’s faithfulness; He will bring it to pass.

Titus 2:11-14 (NASB)

11  For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12  instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

13  looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

14  who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Titus 2:11 (Larry Eiss Translation) - 11 Appeared therefore, the grace of God, the salvation of all people

Philippians 2:13 (NASB)

13  for it is God who is at work (energeo-1754)  in you, both to will and to work (energeo-1754) for His good pleasure.

1 John 3:2-3 (NASB)

2  Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

3  And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

John 1:12-13 (NASB)

12  But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

13  who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:17 (NASB)

17  For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:23-25 (NASB)

23  But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.

24  Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.

25  But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Romans 6:14 (NASB)

14  For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.