Titus 3:4-7 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,… I. SALVATION BASED UPON DIVINE MERCY. "Kindness" or goodness, "Love." Margin "pity" Literally, "philanthropy"; that is "the love of man" (John 3:16). II. SALVATION INDEPENDENT OF HUMAN MERIT. 1. There is in the best of us an absence of good (i.e., meritorious) works. 2. Redemption can only be attained by a new creation. "Regeneration," or "new birth." III. SALVATION PROVIDED ABUNDANTLY. 1. Abundantly — as an exhibition of abundant mercy. 2. Abundantly — as a remedy for great sin. 3. Abundantly as a provision for all who will repent. IV. SALVATION EVERLASTING. 1. Justification a ground of hope. 2. Hope of eternal life. (F. Wagstaff.) Parallel Verses KJV: But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,WEB: But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, |
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