“ [Grace] teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.” (Titus 2:12-14) We are saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus. That’s the heart of the Bible’s good...

“ For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.” (Titus 2:11) Grace is invisible. You can’t see undeserved love. That’s what grace is: God’s undeserved love that he showers on sinners like us. We have a God who is full of grace for sinners. Yet, grace is invisible. That can make trusting in God’s grace hard. By nature, we’re not used to undeserved love. We’re used to trying to deserve it. We think we have to earn God’s favor. Can we really be sure that God loves us?...

“ Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” (Titus 2:9-10) The way you live your life can make the Bible’s message about Jesus attractive. Isn’t that amazing? Of course, we can’t add anything to the good news that Jesus died for all our sins and gives us eternal life through...