Titus 2:11-12
King James Version
11 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;
This born again workman has been letting these verses simmer in her heart for a few days now.
Enjoying the beauty of its truth about CHRIST.
Even as the verses reveal what we all need to do in this "present world".
A world you can so easily be caught up in, because of its non-stop chaos, delusion, and deception.
Note what the 11th verse said:
"the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath appeared to all men"
Who else but JESUS, right?
Everything you need to know is in there.
How very beautiful, and soothing, for the tired soul.
Secondly, the 12th verse states:
"we should live soberly, righteously, and godly,
in this present world"
Right there is the prescription for life today.
The only way to conduct ourselves, because JESUS, the "grace of God", already showed us how.
By "denying ungodliness and worldly lusts".
In two, short verses, Scripture has already told us what to believe in, and what to do, in these end days.
Now, I wanted to look more into the word "soberly".
What does it mean to live "soberly"?
Here's what I found from other Bible versions:
Titus 2:12
Amplified Bible
12 It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age,
Titus 2:12
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
12 It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world,
Titus 2:12
Complete Jewish Bible
12 It teaches us to renounce godlessness and worldly pleasures, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives now, in this age;
Titus 2:12
Expanded Bible
12 It ·teaches [trains; disciplines] us to ·turn away from [reject; deny] ungodly living and ·the evil things the world wants to do [or worldly desires; sinful pleasures]. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a ·wise [self-controlled] and ·right [upright; just] way and in a ·way that shows we serve God [godly manner].
In SUMMARY, "soberly" means:
sensible
discreet (temperate, self-controlled)
self-controlled
wise [self-controlled]
So, it's all about "self -control".
But there are two more aspects of that 12th verse, too.
We should also live "righteously", and "godly".
Now, the Bible tells us all about that.
JESUS lived such a life,
We are merely to follow the LORD's example.
Yes, the road is narrow, but it leads to eternal life.
Matthew 7:13-14
King James Version
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
But JESUS paved that road.
And He is the ONLY WAY BACK to GOD.
John 14:6
King James Version
6 Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
To understand all these, we need to be born again.
We all need to be "born of the Spirit".
It is a command from the LORD:
John 3:5-8
King James Version
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thou hearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Thank GOD for SPIRIT and Scripture!
We have our SURE GUIDE to teach us how to live as JESUS lived.
Why be fascinated with how the world is destroying itself?
Why be occupied with its many demonic, and dissonant, voices?
Why pay attention to the same wolves that merely change their clothing?
They have become tired, old, boring news.
I focus on JESUS alone.
He already gave me the prescription to live.
His SPIRIT guides me, every time I fail, or fall.
His WORD is there forever to guide me.
Matthew 24:35
King James Version
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away.
Find your peace in JESUS alone.
The world will never give you the truth you seek.
It will always distance you from the LORD.
Make time to get right with the LORD now.
While there's still time.
The Rapture hovers.
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