"Good Works and Sound Doctrine"

“Good Works and Sound Doctrine”

This is a trustworthy saying.  And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.  These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.        Titus 3:8



TRUSTWORTHY: Dependable, reliable



This is the instructions of the Apostle Paul to Titus, concerning God’s grace as motivation for GODLY LIVING.  And Paul starts off, with the statement: “This is a TRUSTWORTHY saying.” Meaning that it was a RELEABLE statement.  One that Titus COULD and SHOULD STRESS to those who TRULY BELIEVE in God and His AMAZING GRACE, which is provided by the LORD JESUS CHRIST, through His DEATH on the cross, and His RESURRECTION from DEATH and the GRAVE. 



The SOUND DOCTRINE, is that SALVATION, comes from God’s GRACE and NOT from mankind’s RIGHTEOUSNESS.  It is NOT from anything that we have done, but it comes from three aspects of God’s GRACE, which are:  KINDNESS, LOVE, and MERCY, all of which are attributes of the ALMIGHTY GOD.



Out of God’s KINDNESS, we are able to experience God’s LOVE, which provides MERCY, meaning we will NOT RECEIVE what we DESERVE, which is ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, because of our sinfulness, but because of God’s GRACE, we are able to RECEIVE what we DON’T DESERVE, which is ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS. This transformation SHOULD prompt us to do GOOD WORKS for our LORD. 



In other words, we are NOT SAVED by our GOOD WORKS, but we do GOOD WORKS, because WE ARE SAVED.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE, TOTALLY to God, and maybe you think you will get to HEAVEN because you are a GOOD PERSON, who does a lot of GOOD WORKS.  You are SO WRONG, and will end up spending your ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE.  In order to CHANGE your DESTINY, you MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS CHRIST died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then ACCEPT His gift of TRUE SALVATION, and receive this SOUND DOCTRINE and do GOOD WORKS for the LORD.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!