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Titus 2:11
11 For [gar] the grace [charis] of God [theos] that bringeth salvation [soterion] hath appeared [epiphaino] to all [pas] men [anthropos], KJV-Interlinear
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, NASB
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Grace means favor. Favor means several things. First, it means to grant or provide something for another. Second, it means to have an approving or friendly attitude toward another. Third, it means to provide preferential treatment toward another.
And that is what mature Christians receive from God – His favor, His preferential treatment, His focused attention, His special gifts.
Christians are those who have believed in the Son, the Savior, the unique person of the universe, Jesus Christ.
Mature believers, that is, spiritually mature believers, are those who have advanced to spiritual maturity, through the fires and tests which God administers in their lives.
And remember, Jesus Christ controls history. There is no test, no situation, no set of circumstances that can occur in your life, in which God does not have total control over. Your lack of faith, your lack of spiritual focus, is the only thing that can stand in the way of your spiritual success in this life.
Whether rich or poor, whether beautiful or ugly, whether king or slave, no matter what your situation is in life, no matter when or where you have lived in history or in this world, God has provided the knowledge of salvation to everyone.
From the time after the flood, when Noah taught the sacrifice rituals and doctrines to his sons, and they in turn taught their children, and even as cultures moved about the world, these teachings went with them. And even if distorted later in history, they still taught the fundamental principles for salvation to everyone.
You cannot go anywhere on the planet today, and find someone who has not heard of Christ.
God has shown favor to all of humanity, a common favor which we call common grace, in the form of salvation available to all. No one is left out of the salvation plan of God.
And because we all will leave this world one day, salvation is the single most important decision that anyone can make. It means the difference between an eternity in the Lake of Fire, and an eternity in Heaven.
Who you are, what you do, what you are capable of, what you possess in this life, what accomplishments you have acquired, all are totally irrelevant.
If you are poor, then getting angry at the bad cards you have been dealt in life, is a misguided anger.
If you are wealthy, then thinking highly of your accomplishment, is a misguided ego.
In all things, you should look up to God for counsel, and conduct your life accordingly.
