Homilist Titus 3:4-7 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,… I. WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WE CANNOT PERFORMS AND THEREFORE THEY CANNOT SAVE US. 1. Could we render such works, they would save us. 2. Without rendering such works, we cannot be saved. II. REDEMPTIVE MERCY HAS BEEN VOUCHSAFED TO US, AND THEREFORE WE MAY BE SAVED. 1. The special work of this redemptive mercy. (1) Cleansing. (2) Renewal. 2. The Divine Administrator of this redemptive mercy — the Holy Ghost. 3. The glorious medium of this redemptive mercy — Jesus Christ. 4. The sublime result — "That being justified," etc. (1) This rectitude inspires with the highest hope. (2) Inaugurates the highest relationship — "Him." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,WEB: But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, |
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