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.
Once again, in this chapter, Paul wastes no time in getting to his exhortations about what needed to happen in this church to which Titus had been sent to "get things in order." He begins by challenging each "stage-in-life group" - older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and servants - to step up to their responsibilities and live holy lives - changed lives before a lawless society. In the paragraph above, he then tells them why: God has shown grace not only to save us from the penalty of sin, but to change us and help us live above to power of sin in this life. Christ came to redeem us, clean us up, and work in and through us. The Gospel is the power of a life changed for eternity.
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