He must also have a good reputation with outsiders so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. 1 Timothy 3:7 Today read Titus 1:5-9. Are there any new insights from this passage? A church leader must not be quick-tempered, not violent. How can anger hinder great leaders such as Moses? Those who are quick to become angry cause great harm to those nearby. Most people are afraid of a poisonous snake bite; the tongue can strike as fast as the hand or the fist. The poison of a striking tongue has hurt many. Jesus warned the anyone who holds onto…
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Justified By His Grace
Titus 3:5-7 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to is own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. We are simply saved because of our Savior’s mercy. We don’t have to work for it. Our sins are washed away. We have a new spiritual birth when God forgiveness is taken place. We, then submit our lives to Christ and follow His ways. By attending church, reading/…
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New Garments
Now Joshua was standing before the angel clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from form you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments. Zechariah 3:3-4 Zechariah had a vision of Joshua. His vision shows how we receive God’s mercy. It has nothing to do with ourselves. It’s all God. He removes our filthy garments of sin. God, then, provides us with new garments. They are new, clean, rich garments of righteousness and holiness of God. This is what God’s mercy does for us. All we have…