Our Hope: The appearing of Jesus Christ

Our hope : the appearing
of Jesus Christ
Titus 2:11-14

Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious
appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus
Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might
redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for
Himself His own special people, zealous for good
works. (Titus 2:11-14 NKJV)

Titus 3:4-7
4 But when the kindness and love of God our
Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of
righteous things we had done, but because of his
mercy. He saved us through the washing of
rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom
he poured out on us generously through Jesus
Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justiﬁed
by his grace, we might become heirs having the
hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:4-7 NIV)

Titus 2:11-14 & 3:4-7
Great Theological Passages
Salvation
past, present, and future
Christology
the person and work of Christ
Pneumatology
the person and work of the Spirit

Titus 2:11-14 & 3:4-7
Great Theological Passages
about gracious working of God on behalf of His
people
point us to the transforming power of both the
ﬁrst and second epiphanies (appearances) of
Christ
why believers in Christ can and should live a
godly Christian life

Titus
Theme: Good Works in Life of Christians
The book of Titus strongly stresses the need of
good works in the lives of Christians.
“godliness” (2x)
“good deeds” or “good works” (4x)
list of moral qualities that characterize godly
leadership and behavior (3x [cf. 1:1, 6-9, 16;
2:1-10, 14; 3:1-3, 8, 14])

Who Should Live
Godly Lives?
1:6-9 quality of an elder of the church
v1-8 about right behavior of older men, older
women, women & younger men.
v9-10 bondservants are to "adorn the
doctrine of God our Savior in all things."
[v11-14 one sentence in Greek. Starting with
'for']

Grace of God
Titus 2:11 cf 1 Tim 1:9-10
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that....
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not
because of anything we have done but because of
his own purpose and grace.This grace was given us
in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it
has now been revealed through the appearing of
our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death
and has brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel. (2 Timothy 1:9-10 NIV)

Manifestation of God's Grace
Titus 2:11
First coming of Christ in His entire earthly life—
birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension
into heaven.
Christ is the grace of God personiﬁed and the
epitome of God’s grace.
Grace (Charis) - unmerited favor, kindness
Christ provided redemption which is free.

Grace of God Appeared
Titus 2:11
Appear (epephane) -
shining out like the sun, dawning of light upon
darkness.
cf Malachi 4:2 ...The Sun of Righteousness shall
arise with healing in His wings.
cf Matthew 4:16 "The people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in
the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.”

Grace of God Appeared
Titus 2:11
Jesus Christ as the Sun of Righteousness
breaking forth in human history to penetrate the
moral and spiritual darkness of the world.
Jesus Christ brought salvation

Salvation (Soterios)
The salvation brought to us through the Lord
Jesus encompasses:
the past (saved from sin’s penalty),
the present (being saved from sin’s power),
the future (ultimate gloriﬁcation in a
resurrection body without the presence of sin).

13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious
Christ,
Looking for, awaiting (prosdechomenoi)
we should live … by waiting expectantly for the
happy fulﬁllment of our blessed hope…”
Expectation of the Blessed
Hope

Christ Second Coming for us means:
translation (the rapture of the church to meet
the Lord in the air),
transformation and gloriﬁcation (gloriﬁed
resurrection bodies),
reunion (meeting loved one and friends who
have died in the Lord),
Blessed Hope &
Glorious Appearing

Christ Second Coming for us means:
examination and remuneration (evaluation for
and the giving of rewards for faithful service),
reigning with Christ in the glorious future that
follows
(1 Thess. 4:13f; 2 Tim. 2:10-13; 1 Cor. 3:12-13; 4:5; 2
Cor. 5:10; Rev. 2:16; 3:21; 5:10)
Blessed Hope &
Glorious Appearing

v13 ....glorious appearing of our great God and
Savior Jesus Christ
Greek grammar (the Granville Sharp rule): only
one article governs the two nouns = the nouns
are referring to the same thing
Great God = Savior Jesus Christ
The Glorious Appearing

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us
from every lawless deed and purify for Himself
His own special people, zealous for good works.
(Titus 2:14 NKJV)
Christ gave Himself for us with a twofold
purpose—one negative and one positive.
Intention of God’s
Redemptive Plan

From the negative standpoint, He died in our
place “in order to set us free (to ransom or
redeem us) from every kind of lawlessness”.
The ultimate purpose and grace of God's
puriﬁcation is that we might become ﬁt to be a
people “who are truly His” or “a people for His
own possession”.
Intention of God’s
Redemptive Plan

This present age is evil
Christ.. gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us
from this present evil age, according to the will of our God
and Father, (Galatians 1:4)
But we are not taken out of it
Instead we are to be transformed by God
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans
12:2 NKJV)
The Present Age

Instruction of God's Grace
Titus 2:11
Reject godless ways
and worldly desires
and to live self-controlled,
upright, and godly lives
in the present age.

Past:
the grace of God that brings salvation has
appeared to all men v11
Future:
looking for the blessed hope and glorious
Christ v13

Present:
live in the purpose of God—a people who are God’s
very own possession and who are zealous for good
works. v12
... brothers and sisters.When I came to you, I did not
come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed
to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know
nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and
him cruciﬁed. (1 Corinthians 2:1-2 NIV)

Paideuousa
Teaching,Training, Instructing
Means "to train a child" which encompasses all
that is involved in the training process—
teaching,
correction,
discipline, and
encouragement.

Essence of the Instruction
Turn from the negative
negative: ungodliness and worldly lusts
ungodliness (asebeia):
a lack of reverence for God that expresses itself
in a complete disregard for God in thought and
in actions.
all things contrary to God

Turn from the negative
worldly lusts
the world system is used by Satan to seduce
men from God and to contaminate their lives
with Satan’s system and values.
the design of this world system is the
elimination of dependence and trust in God

Turning from the negative to the positive
Negative:
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
Positive:
live soberly, righteously, and godly in the
present age,
To the positive

Romans 6:5-14 (putting to death and bringing to
new life);
Ephesians 4:22-32 & Colossians 3:8-14 (putting
off and putting on);
Galatians 5:16-26 (the works of the ﬂesh versus
the fruit of the Spirit)
From the Negative to the Positive

Godly
Soberly Righteously
UprightSelf-controlled
Me Others
God
relation!ips

1. “Self-controlled” relates to one’s personal life so that
we are free under God’s control to overcome life-
dominating patterns.
2. “Upright” relates to one’s relationship with others or to
our neighbour in fairness, integrity, honesty, and
truthfulness.
3. “Godly” pertains to one’s relationship with God in that
one’s life is centered on Him as the primary object of
worship and on His will and purposes.This forms the
foundation and source of motivation and control for the
other two relationships.
Self-Controlled, Upright & Godly

According to a ChristiaNet survey:
50% of Christian men are addicted to
pornography. And it’s not just a “guy-thing;”
20% of Christian women are addicted to
pornography, and
60% of Christian women admitted to signiﬁcantly
struggling with lust.
pornography

Christianity Today found that:
37% of pastors admit that they struggle with
Internet pornography
51% say it’s a source of temptation.
57% said that addiction to pornography is the
most sexually damaging issue in their church.
pornography

2014 Pornography Survey of Christian Men: Shocking
new national survey reveals high levels of pornography
use and rampant extramarital affairs among Christian
men
Statistics for Christian men between 18-30 years old
77% look at pornography at least monthly;
36% view pornography at least daily;
32% admit being addicted to pornography (and
another 12% think they may be).
pornography

Statistics for middle-aged Christian men (ages 31-49):
77% looked at pornography while at work in the
past 3 months;
64% view pornography at least monthly; and
18% admit being addicted to pornography (and
another 8% think they may be).
Proven Men Ministries (www.ProvenMen.org), a non-
proﬁt organization dedicated to helping men break
free from pornography.
pornography

Those who identify themselves as born-again Christians have
similar struggles with pornography and affairs:
95% admit that they have viewed pornography;
54% look at pornography at least once a month;
44% viewed pornography at work in the last 90 days;
31% had a sexual affair while married;
25% erase Internet browsing history to conceal
pornography use; and
18% admit being addicted to pornography (and another
9% think they may be).
pornography

To forsake godliness is to
despise the sacriﬁce of Christ

God enabled us
to live
productively
in a fallen world
Zealous for Good Works

The motivation for the present good works looks
both ways—to the past and to the future.
We should be motivated to faithful service and good
works as we:
(1) reﬂect back on what Christ has done for us and
why, and
(2) as we wait expectantly for His blessed and
glorious appearance for us.
Zealous for Good Works

Our Hope: The appearing of Jesus Christ

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