The grace of God has appeared . . . instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age. —Titus 2:11–12
Titus 2 was originally written by Paul to a young pastor named Titus, who was strug- gling to lead a church on the island of Crete. The Roman Empire, which ruled Crete, was just coming under the reign of the ruthless emperor Nero. Just imagine what Nero’s threats felt like to the churches of his day.
We may not live in Nero’s Rome, but we do live in a decadent, deceptive culture that threatens the Church with its allure as well as its attacks. We need help to see how our lives can portray the gospel so that others are drawn to follow Christ. And we need help keeping His gospel attractive enough to ourselves that we will trust Him, obey Him, and experience His power, peace, and joy.
The more we let the gospel define our lives, the more lovely Christ will be to us—and the more clearly the beauty of His gospel will shine through us.
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Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together ©2017 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
How could living by the principles of Titus 2 let the beauty of the gospel shine through you?