Order in Christian
Homes (Christian Behavior)
Book of Titus
Chapter 2
Verse 16 of chapter
1 describes the hypocrite the false preacher or teacher.
Tit 1:16 They
profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being
abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Again, Christian
behavior does not mean we are to debate those who say they know God
but do not live what they preach.
It is a shame that
we need someone to teach us how to behave but, in our world, today
these things are not taught at all or at least it seems that way.
In fact, for many
reasons there is no instruction in the homes of today and the
instruction in the schools is controlled by the government both local
and federal and in most cases, learning will be non-existent but the
swaying of the minds of our children will be abused for political
reasons.
Because of the
societies we live in, it seems that no one knows how to behave.
God says we never
did know how to behave and He has also said these things will get
worse.
The Island of Crete,
which is now called Candia is an island 140 miles long and 35 miles
wide. At one time there were at least 100 cities upon this island.
In the day of Paul
these Cretins were described as always liars, evil beast with slow
bellies. In other words, with every breath they take the only concern
they have is how to feed their own bellies.
There were no wild
beasts left upon this island but those who lived there were
considered to be the wild beast of this island.
Kind of sounds like
the America we live in today!
The only way to
overcome these things was to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as
their personal Savior and live the life of a true Christian.
This is what Paul
sent Titus to this island to do. Teach these people the truth of God,
so they could come to know the language of the love of God!
We know that the
first chapter dealt with behavior in the church.
This chapter in the
Book of Titus deals with godly behavior in the home.
*****Tit 2:1 But
speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
We must understand
that God has set a standard for the life of each Christian!
Our behavior inside
the church.
Our behavior outside
the church.
Our behavior inside
the family.
Our behavior must
reflect the gift the "Grace" God has given to us as a gift.
We must receive it as a gift which means we should be very thankful.
Our behavior must
reflect the sealing of the Holy Spirit along with the fruit that the
Holy Spirit brings.
Our behavior must
reflect the hope of God's glory, which is a sure hope and we must
maintain these things daily.
Christianity is not
what we were it is what we are!
Christianity must be
based upon "faith". Not just any "faith" but
faith in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ for our salvation!
It is only the truth
of sound doctrine that will lead us to these things! We once lived as
sinners, we must repent by being taught to live as Christians because
none of us knew how to live as Christians!
We must clearly
understand as Christians, we cannot remain silent while false
teachers are allowed to continue with their lies in the house of God.
They will continue
if there are people in the church who refuse to repent which is the
theme behind most all false teaching.
We should also
understand that sound doctrine can only come from God the Father!
Joh 7:16 Jesus
answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent
me.
Joh 7:17 If any man
will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of
God, or whether I speak of myself.
Joh 7:18 He that
speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his
glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in
him.
The false teacher is
always seeking his own glory! We can say that as the end time of the
Church Age draws nigh some false teachers are not ashamed to give
Satan the glory.
God's wrath will
soon be shown to those who do so! Don't be one who has fallen into
this trap because you do not know the Word of God yourself. Knowing
what God has already said to us, is our best defense
Titus was not to
leave anyone out as He taught God's "Grace" but there is an
order in the house of God and in the family that must be followed.
*****Tit 2:2 That
the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity,
in patience.
These were not then
the elders of the church except to say they were the elderly men.
Let's face it men,
we are to be the examples that our wives and our children are to
follow. This cannot happen unless we are following the Lord
ourselves!
1) We must first be
sober. This has nothing to do with drinking alcohol. We already know
that God says no to that!
Sober means we are
to be cautious and watchful knowing that the younger generation will
be looking to us for life's answers. We do not have all the answers,
but we know who does.
We are to also to be
that perfect spouse to those we say we love and we too are look to
Jesus Christ for our own answers.
1Pe 1:13 Wherefore
gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the
grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ;
1Pe 1:14 As
obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former
lusts in your ignorance:
2) We must be grave.
To be grave is to be honorable! As the aged men we already hold a
distinguished rank in most societies and as Christians this rank
should show even more.
Php 3:14 I press
toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.
Php 3:15 Let us
therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing
ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Php 3:16
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the
same rule, let us mind the same thing.
3) We are to be
temperate.
We are to be sound
in our minds always having self-control and disciplined in the ways
of Jesus Christ.
We have no greater
example than our Lord in all these things!
We must have
complete control over all our lustful desires. Neither our age nor
our retirement gives us an excuse to just allow our lives to just
slip away into nothingness!
God expects us to
work for Him until He calls us home!
Pro 21:17 He that
loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil
shall not be rich.
4) We must be sound
in our faith.
The word "sound"
used here means not only to have a sound mind but also to be sound in
our faith. Not shaky or defective, not decaying, but perfect, as we
can be in our faith in the "Gospel" of Jesus Christ.
A healthy faith is
an enduring faith!
Joh 6:28 Then said
they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe
on him whom he hath sent.
5) We must also be
sound in our charity.
We must show that
agape love of our Savior to all those who are looking!
We must have and
show that brotherly union with all our brothers and sister in Christ
Jesus! One mind. One accord.
1Th 1:2 We give
thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our
prayers;
1Th 1:3 Remembering
without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience
of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
1Th 1:4 Knowing,
brethren beloved, your election of God.
1Th 1:5 For our
gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the
Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we
were among you for your sake.
6) We must be sound
in our patience.
We must endure the
trials of our faith as we continue in the work of the Lord, no matter
the obstacles in our path, knowing the Lord will deliver us out of
them all.
2Ti 3:10 But thou
hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith,
longsuffering, charity, patience,
2Ti 3:11
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium,
at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord
delivered me.
God is no respecter
of mankind, so He expects the same of the aged women. We call them
Grandmothers or maybe momma number 2, or MIMI or some other name
usually chosen by the grandchildren.
*****Tit 2:3 The
aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness,
not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Tit 2:4 That they
may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to
love their children,
Tit 2:5 To be
discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own
husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
The same qualities
that are desired in the aged man are required in the aged women, that
be in behavior as becometh holiness.
We should understand
that in the highest sense, holiness can only belong to Jehovah God,
because He is absolutely "good"!
Luk 18:19 And Jesus
said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that
is, God.
So even our holiness
and goodness must come from the Lord Jesus as our example in all
things in this life and then in our eternal life we will have reached
His perfection!
When we are wholly
consecrated to God's service having the mind of Christ and knowing
the will of God for our lives and acting on God's will for us we
begin to become that word "holiness".
Holiness begins with
repentance and turning toward our Holy God!
Rom 6:17 But God be
thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from
the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Rom 6:18 Being then
made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Rom 6:19 I speak
after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for
as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to
iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to
righteousness unto holiness.
Holiness is given of
God to those that love the Lord Jesus Christ and now strive to walk
in His ways!
Holiness cannot come
to us, unless we have "faith" in the life-giving work of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Holiness cannot come
to us, unless we have surrendered our soul to the safe keeping of our
Heavenly Father!
Holiness cannot come
to us, unless we are sealed by God the Holy Spirit, and show the
fruit of the Spirit!
In fact, when we say
to God, "hallowed be thy name", it means we have already
dedicated ourselves to God.
It is then that
these aged women can be the teacher of good things!
They then have the
God given ability to teach the younger women all these things.
We immediately
notice that the Pastor is not to teach the younger women and we
should be able to understand the many reason why!
These younger women
are to be taught by the older women!
1) These younger
women can be taught to be sober.
Sober means they are
also to be cautious and watchful knowing that their children will be
looking to them for life's answers. We do not have all the answers,
but we know who does.
2) They will know
how to love their husbands according to the Word of God, knowing the
head of that husband is Christ just has He is the Head of her life
and it is then that she will follow the lead of her husband, in the
order God has taught us.
God is a God of
order!
Rom 7:12 Wherefore
the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
To be discreet, is
to be wise in avoiding evil and to know the answer to every question
is the Lord Jesus Christ.
To be pure, is to be
free from all obscenity and immorality.
To be a keeper of
the home, is to recognize the order of the family and raise that
family according to the truth of God.
To be good, is to
have physical qualities that adapt freely to the commands of God.
In everything these
women are to make application of the Word of God to their lives just
as the men.
The young men are
also to be sober minded.
*****Tit 2:6 Young
men "likewise" exhort to be sober minded.
Here we see that the
Pastor is to be involved with the teaching of the younger men in some
way.
It is very important
for the younger men of today to understand the Word of God. How to
act in the church, how to act in the home, and how to act in the
world before they become aged if possible.
Again, to be sober
minded means they are to be cautious and watchful as they too look
for life's answers. When they come to us they need to know that we do
not have all the answers, but we know who does.
In another place
Paul writes to flee from youthful lust because our lust will lead to
sin.
In fact, the Apostle
John said it this way.
1Jn_2:16 For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
world.
To be a real man is
to be disciplined and controlled and to focus on meaningful things
the first being "what will happen to me when I die", the
next being God does not promise us the next day, so we need to be
prepared always.
*****Tit 2:7 In all
things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing
uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Tit 2:8 Sound
speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary
part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Titus was not an
aged man at this time, but probably in his younger years, so he
should be able to be a great example to all the churches on the
Island of Crete.
These instructions,
as commands, can also be added to the instructions to the younger men
who become pastors and missionaries.
Every Pastor is to
show himself an example to others, in the church!
This was Paul's
advice to both Titus and Timothy as young Pastors sold out to God.
We can be sure that
the Apostle Paul used these same guidelines in every Church that he
planted.
We as God's children
are to be examples to our families and to all those who see us from
day to day!
Every Pastor must
live what he preaches.
His behavior must
match his preaching.
His life must not
tear down what the Word of God builds up.
He must shine like
the light of Jesus.
This is extremely
important for the young men in the church as Titus himself was a
young man.
How does the Pastor
know he is preaching the right doctrine? He must preach all the Word
of God because God guarantees that His words will not come back void,
but this cannot be said about our own words!
The first concern of
every Pastor must be that he leads by example. His instruction in the
Word of God must then follow his example.
The first thing
people see when we approach them, is who we are. They have already
judged us.
We could say that
our words will mean nothing if our behavior does not match what we
say!
In fact, people have
the right to expect the Pastor and the teacher to live what they
preach and teach!
Many do not pray as
they should, and many do not study the Scriptures as they should!
Discipling cannot
happen without the preachers and teachers being an example in good
works.
It is easy for me to
see where I fail as I study the Scriptures!
1Pe 2:12 Having
your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak
against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they
shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Even the Centurion
who stood by the cross realized that Christ Jesus was indeed the Son
of God by the way that He suffered and then gave His life for no man
could take the life of our Savior, He gave His life for us all!
Mar 15:39 And when
the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried
out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of
God.
Jesus Christ is the
example for us all to follow!
The Word of God must
be taught with "dignity" and "honesty" which is
the meaning of "gravity".
The Word of God must
be taught with "sincerity". Those who cannot have faith in
what they are teaching, can never be sincere in what they are
teaching!
As Christians we
must always share in the responsibility of declaring the Word of God.
The Pastor is to preach the truth of God, rightly divided and those
sitting in the pews are study the Scriptures themselves to make sure
that the Pastor always preaches the truth.
It is the truth of
God that we must guard against all those who would twist and turn
God's Word into lies!
Only the Word of God
is "sound speech"!
Only the Word of God
cannot be condemned!
Only the Word of God
does not contain evil!
It is the job of
each Christian to stop our adversaries from destroying the truth of
God.
The Scribes and the
Pharisees watched the Lord Jesus very closely to see if He obeyed the
Word of God and we know that He did because He had no sin in Him!
The preacher is to
preach the "Gospel" of Jesus Christ is that is the power of
God unto salvation! No other gospel can cause salvation!
God takes all the
blame when His Word does not do as He says! Therefore, we must never
abandon God's message!
Now after
instructions for the aged men and aged women and young men and young
ladies the Holy Spirit turns His attention to servants. In the day of
Paul. These could be slaves as there were many slaves, but also to
those who served any man for an income which we can associate to our
job and the source of our own income!
*****Tit 2:9 Exhort
servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them
well in all things; not answering again;
Tit 2:10 Not
purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the
doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
In the day of the
Apostle Paul there were millions of slaves throughout the Roman
Empire. Many of those would come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as
their personal Savior and so would many of the Masters of those
slaves.
The Word of God
needed to be precisely taught, in order to not cause confusion among
these two groups of people.
The Word of God
makes us free from this world but as long as we are in the world, we
will have to abide by the laws of man as long as they do not go
against the Word of God!
We are all to please
our own masters when it can be done without sin!
We must understand
that slavery does not come under attack in the New Testament because
God has a better plan.
God does not approve
of slavery! Slavery is a creation of evil men! Salvation in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only answer to slavery!
Slavery is still
wide spread today because of the love of money and the lack of love
for human beings.
Just like those who
offer abortions, the love of money is more important than the love of
human life!
All mankind are
equal in the eyes of God.
All Christians have
the same Father in Heaven who loves us all the same.
We as Christians can
be made free spiritually, no matter our circumstances in this world.
No matter our
standing in this world, Jesus Christ is our One True Lord and every
knee will one day bow to Him!
Christian workmen
are to be obedient to all things in the workplace, the exception
being those things that would cause him or her to sin.
We must understand
the workplace, is God's opportunity to provide for that family.
We must understand
that the work itself, is a chance to serve humanity by providing a
needed service, in fact if the work we do does not provide a service
to humanity then we may need to hunt another job.
We are to look at
the work we do as serving the Lord Jesus rather than some other human
being lord over us.
The Christian worker
is to follow the instructions in the workplace.
The Christian worker
should be the best worker in that place of employment.
There should never
be back talk from that Christian worker.
The Christian worker
should never steal from the work place.
The Christian worker
is to always be trustworthy and loyal to his place of employment.
The Christian worker
is set the example of being Christlike no matter where he or she
works.
Let's remember why
all these things must be true to the Word of God!
Gen 3:19 In the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto
dust shalt thou return.
We might say "
this is another thing we can blame on Adam and Eve”, but this is
only partially true because we were never to be a people who are not
to work.
Gen 2:15 And the
LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it.
The truth is that no
matter where God has placed us we are always to do our best. This is
the answer to all the questions about our work ethic!
Ecc 9:10 Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work,
nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou
goest.
These things should
never be too hard for the Christian!
*****Tit 2:11 For
the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
It should be obvious
that when the Lord Jesus Christ shed His blood on Mount Calvary, it
was for every human being. God does not leave anyone out. We as
humans do this ourselves when we reject the Word of God!
As we have gone
through these passages we have seen the glory of God's "Grace".
How does the average
man or woman see "grace"?
1) Grace is that
quality that makes things beautiful.
2) Grace is anything
that has loveliness.
3) Grace is a gift
or a favor someone might do for a friend.
How does the "Grace
of God compare?
The Lord Jesus
Christ died for all sinners, who were His enemies, and this does not
leave anyone out.
1) Grace is the
absolute favor of God given as a gift. Grace then is the favor of God
to man who did not deserve His favor!
2) Grace is the
kindness and love that God freely gives to His enemies!
3) Grace expresses
the depth and richness of the heart and mind of God.
A man may on
occasion may do something for his friends and be said to be gracious.
God freely gave God
the Son Jesus to die for all His enemies.
Rom 5:8 But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.
Rom 5:9 Much more
then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through him.
Rom 5:10 For if,
when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his
Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
God's "Grace"
cannot be earned, it is in fact completely undeserved and unmerited!
God's "Grace"
is the totally free gift of God!
Rom 3:24 Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in
Christ Jesus:
Rom 3:25 Whom God
hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to
declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
through the forbearance of God;
Rom 3:26 To
declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be
just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
God's Grace is our
only means for salvation!
Rom 5:15 But not as
the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of
one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace,
which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
God's Grace means
all the good and beneficial things that God has given to us and all
the wonderful things that God has done for us and keeps on doing!
The truth is we fall
so short of God's glory, but it is our faith in the Work of Jesus
Christ that is the cause of God's grace which closes the gap between
us.
We could say that
God's Grace is in fact, Jesus Christ!
Rom 6:23 For the
wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Death then is no
more an obstacle to our life which becomes eternal life with our God!
The "good news"
is that God's "Grace" by Jesus Christ, has brought
salvation to all who call upon His name!
Act 2:21 And it
shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
So, what does God's
"grace" teach us?
*****Tit 2:12
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tit 2:13 Looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Tit 2:14 Who gave
himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify
unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
What do we learn by
the "Grace" of God?
**God's "grace"
comes by the Lord Jesus Christ. God's grace teaches us to deny all
ungodliness.
We are to mortify
our flesh and take on the flesh of Jesus!
We are to reject,
renounce, give up, and have nothing to do with ungodliness!
It’s like saying
no to drugs but here all ungodliness! Ungodliness can be described as
all wickedness and disregard for God and all the things of God,
including God's children.
All the children of
God will miss the wrath of God, but God's wrath will be revealed from
Heaven against "all" ungodliness!
**God's "grace"
comes by the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to mortify our flesh, so we
can avoid worldly lust! Lust is any longing or desire, or having a
craving, for the things that God has forbidden us to have or to
partake in.
Remember Adam and
Eve!
Gen 3:6 And when
the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she
took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband with her; and he did eat.
Worldly lust would
be all the desires of this world, that are not fit to be in Heaven!
There is nothing in
this world we can present to God but the dirty rotten sinner that we
are!
How do we describe
these things?
Lusts will stir us
to look, when we should not look.
Lusts will cause us
to do, when we should not do.
Lusts will cause to
get, when we should give more.
Lusts will cause us
to be selfish and vicious, when we should sacrifice more and be kind.
Lusts will cause us
to be immoral, when we should keep our selves pure.
Lusts will cause us
to seek recognition in this world, rather than seek the recognition
of God.
Worldly lusts will
cause us to desire the things of this world, that attach us to this
world, when we are only passing through this world, our home is in
Heaven and nothing of this world will be in Heaven, but all our
brothers and sisters in Christ.
If what we are doing
are things that we would rather that God did not see, then it is sin
to do those things!
Mat 16:26 For what
is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
What else does the
Word of God teach us?
**We are to live
soberly. We must have self- control! We must be disciplined to the
Word of God!
We will restrain the
desires of our lust, and the desires to get more and more of this
world.
We will save
ourselves for our marriage.
We will control our
desire for the material things of this world.
The one many of us
have the most trouble with, we must control our desires for food and
desire good health.
The longer we live,
the longer we can serve God!
Gal 5:22 But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they
that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and
lusts.
Gal 5:25 If we live
in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
**We will live
righteously. Righteously means doing things right, according to the
Word of God.
We will treat others
like we should, not the way this world treats most everyone! We will
treat them as good as we treat ourselves.
We are to have no
respect of persons but treat everyone with the same righteousness.
Php 1:9 And this I
pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in
all judgment;
Php 1:10 That ye
may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and
without offence till the day of Christ;
Php 1:11 Being
filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God.
**We are called
Christians if we are like Christ! We are to live our life upon this
earth as Jesus Christ led His life upon this earth.
If we are not
looking forward to the day of Christ like it is tomorrow or even
today, then we are not thinking right.
The Blessed Hope is
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ!
The Lord Jesus
Christ will one day appear in the Eastern sky without warning, in all
the "Glory of His majesty.
We must always be
aware that the Lord could return to redeem the church He purchased
with His own blood, at any time!
The blessed hope and
the appearing of our Lord are both the same thing!
What is so great
about the "blessed hope"?
"Blessed"
means to be filled with happiness, prosperity, not riches but
richness, all the benefits of a home in the glory world.
The "blessed
hope" is the same day we will meet the Lord Jesus face to face.
Those who are not
ready to meet Jesus, need to get ready!
1Th 4:17 Then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord.
1Th 4:18 Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
The "Blessed
Hope" is also the day we will be reunited with our loved ones
and friends forever, who also trusted in the Lord!
This is the same day
our own bodies will be glorified as that body that the Lord returned
to Heaven in.
1Jn_3:2 Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for
we shall see him as he is.
There will be no
more pain, no more trials, no more suffering, no more evil and no
more death!
There will be a
brand new perfect world, of love, of joy and of peace!
Rom 8:21 Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
This will be the
same time that we will see the rewards that Jesus will present to us
but also the same day we will know the rewards that we could have
gotten had we been true to Him all our saved days.
This will be the day
we see our new home in the house of the Lord.
Joh 14:1 Let not
your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Joh 14:2 In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have
told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Joh 14:3 And if I
go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you
unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
We can have all
these things because the Lord gave Himself for us that we might live
with Him!
The Lord Jesus
Christ died for all our sins, He was our substitute!
Jesus Christ took
all the sin since the time of Adam upon Himself and He buried all
that sin in Hell where it was intended to be!
Rom 5:8 But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.
Rom 5:9 Much more
then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through him.
By our "faith"
in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will be saved and set free
from sin and sin's penalty!
Jesus Christ has
made us to be peculiar people upon this earth, so we could be shaped
for our new life!
1Pe 2:9 But ye are
a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1Pe 2:10 Which in
time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had
not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Jesus Christ died
for us so that we could live for Him!
1Pe 2:12 Having
your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak
against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they
shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
It is all these
things we must share with this lost and dying world! Just Paul did,
just as Timothy did, just as Titus did and just as the Lord Jesus
Christ did!
*****Tit 2:15 These
things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man
despise thee.
The "grace"
of God is to be proclaimed loudly and boldly to this world!
The church of today
is filled with a bunch of wimps, who are ashamed of the 'Gospel"!
We are to preach or
teach or witness to people the wonderful, the perfect, "Grace of
God"!
We are to rebuke
those who do not know the Lord but in the "grace of God".
We are to exhort, or
encourage, people in the "grace of God"!
Those who reject the
truth of God are fools, but we are not to address them as fools but
only as a loving God reaching out to His creation!
Without a doubt,
people need to know the truth, because we live in a world filled with
the lies of Satan!
The truth of God
will always bring results because it opens the doors for Holy Ghost
conviction!
Since we have this
great knowledge then why do we not share it with others?
Amen!
