Titus: Insight.

Once again, continuing in the same vein in 1 Timothy, of taking salvation for granted, the book of Titus emphasizes some of the same needs to remember steadfastly Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Paul writes about remembering the shortcomings of our past and embracing the new life of love we have gained with Christ. In Titus 3:3-5 he writes, “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,” We are sinners because of our past actions. The only way we can truly move on from our sin is to embrace our salvation and what it calls us to do and how it calls us to live our lives.