Titus 2:11-15

Observation:

• Read Titus 2:1-15
• Read Titus 2:11-15 and ask yourself the following questions and write the answers in your journal:
• What has appeared?
• Why did it appear?
• What did it instruct? What is our role?
• What does Jesus have to do with any of this?

Interpretation:
Look up the following Greek words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn in your journal:

• grace
• bringing salvation
• instructing
• deny
• ungodliness
• sensibly
• godly
• blessed
• hope
• glory
• redeem
• purify
• zealous
• exhort
• reprove
• disregard

Look up the following cross references and write down what you learn. 

• John 1:1, 14-17 (What do you learn about the appearance of grace?)
• Hebrews 12:5-11 (What do you learn about instruction or discipline?)
• 1 John 3:1-10 (What do you learn about how God std us free from sin and equips us for good deeds?)
• 1 Corinthian 6:15-20 & 1 Peter 2:9-16 (What do you learn about being God's own possession?)

Application:

What has God done on our behalf? How does He expect us to live? Look at the list of things He calls us to in Titus 2:11-15, are these in your life?