The Teaching of Grace

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.

Titus 2:11-12 (NKJV)

Many Christians believe in God's grace and use it to continue sinning, because they think that, having been saved by grace, nothing can hinder their salvation. This is the reality Paul faced in the early days of the Church, which led him to ask the following question in the first verse of chapter 6 of his Epistle to the Romans: “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound?”

If, by His grace, God does not hold our sins against us to condemn us, it is because He knows that His grace is not a license to sin, but the means by which He teaches us to renounce everything that separates us from Him and causes us to sink into ungodliness. A life of ungodliness is a life without God; it is having willfully chosen to renounce God and live according to one's own desires and the cravings of this world. Those who walk with God, with the help of the Holy Spirit, renounce everything the world offers, for they have a God who knows their needs.

You are among those whom God has blessed abundantly, for He has not bestowed His grace on a few, but on all. Therefore, if you have received His grace, walk in it, turning away from every sin that holds you captive from His presence. As Paul said to the Galatians, “Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh,” I urge you to do the same, so that you may please God. And if you do sin, remember that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more, so that God may forgive you your sin.

The grace and peace of God be with you all.