Titus 2:14 (KJV)

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Christ is the Basis of Godly Conduct

We, as Christians, pursue a respectable and dignified life when we pursue faith and a Christ-like life.

In this verse Paul seeks contact with the outsider.

God's grace, salvation, transcends any non-believer's notions of help or deliverance from physical calamity. It is salvation from sin and sin's extensive, destructive results. God's grace is not simply beneficent in purpose, it means to save.

God's grace in Christ is offered to all. This verse describes the death of Jesus Christ as an offering/sacrifice that was made for those who could not make it themselves.

It cannot be said that Christ's death was an accident that took Him by surprise. This death had to occur; it was an intrinsic part of God's plan of salvation (Acts 2:23).

This offering by God was both representative and substitutionary. In giving himself as a sacrifice, the God-Man represented sinful humans. His death for us was a death rightly required of people; he stepped in as our substitute and suffered what is rightfully our punishment for sins.

Christ's redemptive death, understood in this way, is without question the ultimate illustration of God's grace. The act originated in God's plan, was executed in behalf of undeserving people and accomplished their salvation.



Also, go to Flag Gazer's post on the National Day of Prayer.