But - When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone.

Titus 3:4-8 NLT

Paul then goes on to warn Titus about some of the distractions people get caught up in when it comes to teaching about God.

Focus here Paul is saying.

There's enough here to change a life, to change our behaviour, our choices, our direction, to change how we stand in the world in relation to God, to others, and to ourselves:

God revealed Himself in Jesus. He is kindness and love.

It's not about how good we are, what we've done, haven't done, but all about His mercy, His action, His choice to step towards us. 

It's called Grace.

Our sin washed away and replaced by new life in the Spirit, all done thru the work of Jesus. 

New life now, and new life to come. 

And that's enough to change what we do in the here and now, so when we get lost in theology, in arguments about the Bible, Paul encourages us to come back here to Jesus.

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