Grace that teaches

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, 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. - Titus 2:11-14

Grace not only brings salvation as wonderful as that is. It also teaches us. The grace of God teaches us about life and how to live. It is no longer the Law, but grace that teaches us to:

Deny ungodliness

Deny worldly lusts

Live soberly

Live righteously

Live godly in this present age.

Under the Law man was called up to adhere to a strict set of severe and oppressive and restrictive rule and standards. No one could possibly do it. That’s why Jesus came – to pay the price for our failure. We respond to God’s grace, not His Law. His grace will always so a work in our lives. We do the things not because we have to, but because we get to allowHis grace to be seen in us so that others may be turned to Him.

Grace is a much better teacher than Law because enables and empowers us to obey. Only by grace can we deny ungodliness and live godly and all the rest because that flies in the face of what our flesh wants.

By grace we are saved into good works. We can’t do it without God’s amazing grace.