The Day Grace Appeared

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Christmas is about Jesus.

Titus 2:11-14 “For the grace of God has appeared, with salvation for all people, instructing us to deny

godlessness and worldly lusts

and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in

the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus

Christ.

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all

lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a special people,

eager to do good works.”

two appearances mentioned

“Grace” is “unmerited favor, kindness,”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one

and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not

perish but have eternal life.”

David Brainerd

This doesn’t mean that all men WILL be saved, but that all men

CAN be saved.

The second appearing is when Jesus returns.

What are we to do while we wait on Christ’s second appearance on earth?

Grace trains us how to live.

What is the benefit in our looking at Christ’s second

appearing?

John 14:6- “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one

comes to the Father but by Me.”

So in light of where this world is headed-to the second

appearance of Christ, how should we then live?

Romans 12:2 “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind in

Jesus Christ.”

The first appearing of Jesus was one of Grace.

The second will be one of Glory.

We live in between in the Age of Grace.