Titus 2, Grace

Titus 2:11,12
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldy passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.

In the past I've abused God's grace because I didn't truly understand it. Many of us have used it as an excuse to sin. Paul wrote that when someone truly understands grace they will say, "No" to the world and ungodliness and "Yes" to an upright and godly life. God's offer of grace is no excuxe to play around with sin. God's call to grace is an enticement and compulsion to holiness.