Titus 2:11-14

Titus 2:11-14

[11] For  the grace  of God  that bringeth salvation  hath appeared  to all  men,  [12] Teaching  that,  denying  ungodliness  and  worldly  lusts,  we should live  soberly,  righteously,  and  godly,  in  this present  world;  [13] Looking for  that blessed  hope,  and  the glorious  appearing  of the great  God  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ;  [14] Who  gave  himself  for  that  he might redeem  from  all  iniquity,  and  purify  unto himself  a peculiar  people,  zealous  of good  works. 

What does Titus 2:11-14 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The previous paragraph [1] has been a challenge to the several groups in the Cretan churches to accept the specifically Christian pattern of behavior. Its presuppositions may at first sight seem prosaically humdrum and conventional, but Paul now eloquently reminds Titus that they have their basis in the gospel itself. It was precisely in order to raise men to a higher quality of life that God intervened in history in the incarnation." [1]
"There are few passages in the New Testament which so vividly set out the moral power of the Incarnation as this passage does." [3]
This is another of the "liturgical passages" in the Pastorals that summarize essential features of salvation (cf. 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 1:9-10; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Titus 3:3-7). [4]