Weekly Pulpit Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,… I. THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER NOW IS ONE OF EXPECTATION. We are "looking for." 1. Our condition is one of continual expansion — growth in grace. The child is never satisfied. Clothes become too small, toys loose their charm, sympathies are enlarging, and he is constantly looking for something else. The child of God is in that position — the heart is enlarging, and expectation is the natural result. 2. The resources of the gospel are unfolding, The love of God swells, the Cross of Jesus is higher, and communion with the Saviour is closer. Travellers continued their search until they found the great lakes in Central Africa which form the watershed of the Nile. So the streams of grace lead us on to the fountain. Our course is God-ward. II. THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER HEREAFTER WILL BE ONE OF REALISATION. So we interpret the words of the apostle — looking for the object or fulfilment of our blessed hope. 1. Jesus is to come to take the government of the Church, and assert His sway over mankind. This is a glorious thought, especially when we remember how little we are able to do in extending His kingdom. 2. Jesus will appear in the last day as the judge of all. He will be accompanied by myriads of saints and angels, not as a root out of the dry ground, without form or comeliness, but in the glory of His Father. 3. Jesus will appear to take home His disciples as they pass through physical death. (Weekly Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,WEB: For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, |
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