He saved us … not because of righteous things we had done …
Summary: Knowing why God saves us is important. Knowing why he should not save us is also important.
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Titus 3:5 (a) — Tortoise and Hare
When … God our Savior appeared … he saved us …
Summary: Paul speaks from a godly perspective. If we see his words only from a human perspective, we risk losing everything worth having.
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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared …
Summary: The word “kindness” is sometimes misunderstood to refer to someone who never says a mean word. As we look at today’s passage, we discover that what is important is the moral quality of the person or being the word refers to.
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We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Summary: Malice and envy are at the root of hating others. Paul explains this so we remember and understand what our Lord has saved us from.
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At one time we too were … enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures.
Summary: The road to freedom is a beautiful adventure. The end of the road is the beginning of a new life in heaven. Meanwhile, here on earth, we can be free of the shackles of the desires of the flesh.
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At one time we too were … deceived …
Summary: Being a demon is hard work. You cannot force people to leave God’s Light, you have to tempt them. Fortunately for the demons, their work is made easier when we turn our back on God.
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At one time we too were … disobedient …
Summary: Obedience is hard for humans. It requires us to submit to God’s authority and we tend not to like doing that. Yet God’s rules are not all that hard to comply with, if only we would.
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At one time … we too were foolish …
Summary: Paul the apostle makes the case that everyone has been foolish at some time, even the apostles chosen by Jesus himself.
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At one time…
Summary: The past and present give us a clue into the future.
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At one time …
Summary: Today’s meditation is a preview of the next eight verses. With a few strokes of the pen, Paul lays out before us the essential message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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