29/05/2026
GRACE IS A TEACHER
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Titus:2:11-12.
There are some people who still think that Grace is a new doctrine which has come around, and yet that is not true. Grace didn't start yesterday; grace has always been in existence from generations past.
It is good to know that Grace is not just a doctrine but Grace is a person.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. John:1:17.
He said GRACE CAME.
The word "came" as used here, signifies a change of condition, state or place.
It further explains that Grace didn't just erupt from nowhere, grace has always been and now it changed location by fully appearing to us.
When you look at verse 11 in our opening text, he says that "...grace appeared..."
Appeared means to become literally visible or clearly known.
So, grace has always been available but it was literally made visible by the coming of Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the embodiment of grace. He is the person of God's grace.
It will be safe for us to say that grace is a person.
Now let's look at our opening text once again,
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, [12]Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Titus 2:11-12
It is evident that the grace of God was made visible in order to bring salvation unto all men but not just that, in v 12 he goes ahead to say TEACHING US.
Meaning that grace is also a teacher.
The word teaching as used here means wholesome training. Which implies that the grace of God is capacitated to give us wholesome training.
This makes it clear that grace is a person and being a person then he is a teacher.
Sometimes I meet folks who say that grace gives people a license to sin, I just figured out that such kind of folks have never paid attention to their bibles, because if they did, they would have realized that there is no remedy to sin than God's Grace.
He has told you the work that grace does. He didn't say GRACE TEACHES US HOW TO BE SINNERS rather HE TEACHES US HOW TO DENY UNGODLINESS.
Of course, I am aware that there are people who don’t understand what the grace of God entails and so they end up living lawless lives.
But that isn’t Gods will and doing, Grace empowers men to live above sin and not in sin.
With that in mind, a preacher of the gospel must be bold to minister grace. Our work is to give people GRACE then GRACE TEACHES them.
This is how Paul communicated it.
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14
The only reason sin cannot lord it over a person is because that person has subjected him/her self under God's grace.
Hallelujah!
Further read: Romans 4:15-16, 3:20.
CONFESSION:
Heavenly father I thank you for grace, I know that I am saved by your grace and so I choose to be taught and consequently live by grace, I declare that sin has no dominion over me because I am not under the law but under Grace. Amen.!
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