Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
People have tried to get the concept of "grace" into all sorts of concise statements, but the picture is so big we find ourselves taking snap shots of it when we can understand what God has done in Christ. It is by His grace we are saved. But how can we "see" that? But the changes He makes - turning us in our resolve and our lives to live for God, focusing not on the pleasures of today but the promise of tomorrow, being God's possession instead of living for the possessions of this world. It is so big, such a "package deal", you could almost miss it, even if it is right in front of you. So step back, try to take it all in, stand amazed at the Grace of God, realizing all we see is a snapshot in time that is just a glimpse of an eternal 4D video that is too big to fathom.
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