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Titus 3:15
15 All [pas] that are with [meta] me [emou] salute [aspazomai] thee [se]. Greet [aspazomai] them that love [phileo] us [hemas] in [en] the faith [pistis]. Grace [charis] be with [meta] you [humon] all [pas]. Amen [amen]. KJV-Interlinear
15 All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. NASB
Paul closes with his greetings from those who are with him, and kind words of affection.
And the very last phrase is the most important.
Grace with you all.
Paul wishes that everyone (those in the faith), will remain consistent in this spiritual life and continue in their advance toward maturity, such that they will qualify as recipients of grace.
Grace is Gods favor.
Favor is Gods action of granting benefits and blessings to those who are committed to the pursuit of His plan for their life – namely their spiritual advance to maturity. What does that mean for you?
God is the sovereign of the whole universe and heaven. That means that God is the wealthiest individual of all that exist.
Wealth is the vast holdings which produce riches. Riches are the vast possessions that produce prosperity. Prosperity is the environment which produces security. Security brings about contentment. And contentment manifests happiness.
Bible doctrine, through Christ, by means of the Holy Spirit, is your means of accessing that result in your life.
The other day we said that God gives you grace, but God also places obligations on you.
Most folks will invent excuses, rationalizing their way out of their obligations. But then God does not depend on you to do His business, He simply gives you the opportunity to participate.
If you do not fulfill your responsibilities, someone else will fulfill theirs. And to whom will the blessings of obedience go?
Yesterday, we saw that there are those who have pressings needs, and that Paul told Titus to fulfill those needs by means of engaging in ‘good deeds.’ And what good deeds are there, that will cause folks to advance in their spiritual life? The process of Biblical instruction, resulting in spiritual growth.
The bumper stickers say, ‘Imagine a world without war.’ And they should say, ‘Imagine a world without God.’
Without doctrine, there is no favor. And without favor (grace), there is no life. You have but one opportunity, which is this current life, to fulfill your spiritual destiny. Don’t lose it by rationalizing it away.
