 Welcome back after the break. Just before we went for a break, we were looking at First Timothy chapter 2 was 3 where Paul is listing out what kind of characteristics that older women in the church should have. So he says they should be reverent in their behavior. Yes, Titus? Yes, Titus. Did I say Timothy? Sorry. Titus, we were looking at Titus chapter 2 verses 1 to 3. Sorry. So used to saying Timothy, Timothy, Timothy and so Titus chapter 2 was 3. We're looking at the qualities that older women should have. They should be reverent in behavior, not slanderous and not given too much wine. So, you know, basically this was a problem for the older folks at Rome and Greek, the Roman and Greek culture, the older folks, you know, especially were intoxicated to drink because, you know, they used to drink to get rid of, you know, overcome their aches and pains and to drown their loneliness and depression and even as they drink it for these reasons they become addicted to wine and we know that, you know, when you're intoxicated with a strong drink like wine, you know, you end up talking too much and you talk unnecessary things and you can sin and also, you know, getting intoxicated to wine is a sin because we are not relying on the Lord for Him to heal us. We're not relying on Him to help us overcome our challenges of old age, of loneliness, of depression and hence, you know, we give into drinking of all of these strong things and so he says, you know, not given too much wine. The word given in the Greek is the word do law or which we get do loss, the word do loss which means slave or those who are in bondage. So basically he says, do not give into much wine. He means, you know, do not become enslaved or into bondage or become slaves to drinking wine and then he says, you know, there should be teachers of good things. They need to teach the word of God, not only to the way of, not only to teaching, but also to their way of life, the way they live holy and upright lives. They can set a good example and then he says these godly women should be spirit controlled in every part of their life. They should exercise, you know, godliness in every area of their life and they are not to be slaves of any kind of substance or any kind of amusement, fashion or anything, but they must live to please their masters. And then he goes on to talk about a younger woman and younger men in the church in verses four to eight. Can one of you read was four to eight before one of you can read was four to eight. Do you have any questions versus one to three? Titus chapter two versus one to three. Okay, if there are no questions, then we move on to versus four to eight. So one of you can please see it versus four to eight, please. She'll go ahead, Asha. But they acknowledge the young women who love their husbands, to love their teacher, and to love their children, to be discreet, just, just dies from labor is good to be into their own husbands, that the word God may not be blessed. Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober minded in all things, showing yourself to be a pattern of good words, indulging, showing integrity, reverence, impartiality, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing able to save of you. Amen. Thank you, Asha. So here he starts by saying that they admonish the young women, which means he's saying he's not telling Titus that you are to, you know, teach, of course, you teach everyone, but you are not personally teach or minister to young women. It's the older women who have to teach and minister to young women directly. Okay, so directly the older women should preach, teach minister to the younger women. And so he says, you know, instead you are to equip and encourage the older women to teach the younger women. And he says admonish. Now, if you look at this word admonish in the KJV, it says teach the NIV version, it says train, and in the NAS version, it says encourage. So the context and the word imply that this was to be a process of teaching, explaining, encouraging, training and holding young women or young wives to a standard that was not familiar to them, that was unfamiliar to them, and yet was important, you know, to have successful marriages and families. So this whole word admonish is basically, you know, a process where you are teaching continually teaching, explaining, encouraging, training these young wives, these young women who are not familiar with all of these things, but it is important that you admonish them so that you know, they are successful in their marriages and their families. Now, why will we say that they are unfamiliar because they come from pagan backgrounds and they are unfamiliar with the Christian way of life. So it is important, this important that these godly women who are much older in age, you know, are able to teach them not only the doctrines, but every other aspect of life. So the Greek word admonish here basically means to train someone in self control, restore to senses and exhort earnestly. Okay. So Paul says that the older women are to admonish these younger women in seven areas. The first thing is to love their husbands, which is, which I'm not going to elaborate on because it's much because you know, it's quite obvious what statement is, but you know, just like to mention that most husbands in the Roman and Greek culture, they, you know, they thought their wives were just to, you know, take care of the home and take care of the children. And most husbands used to look for emotional love outside marriage. But when they received salvation, it stopped the immorality in most believing men in the culture that they came from or in their context. But salvation did not, you know, make them very close or intimate or life sharing friends with or lovers with their wives. And hence, you know, Paul is mentioning this here that they need to love their husbands in a way that is more close, intimate, they have a life sharing friendship with them, you know, in a very close, intimate way. So, you know, he's saying that these young women should love their husbands and they will only be able to love their husbands when these older women are able to set that example and show that kind of love and intimacy in their relationship with their spouse, the younger women will also follow suit. The next one is to love their children. So basically, that's also very, very, you know, I don't need to explain that very direct. Then he said to be discreet. The word discreet in the Greek means self-controlled. It means to be controlled in one's passion. Then he says they have to be chased, which means, you know, the Greek word for chased here means incorrect pure, sorry, innocent, pure, clean and perfect. So in the areas of their sexual purity, you know, they have to be innocent, pure, clean and perfect. They are homemakers, you know, young women were taking care of their homes, their children, they need to be, you know, totally concerned about the home affairs, not running from home to home, spending time in idle talk and gossiping. They need to be good. And in the context here, it means kind to servants, kind to those who are poor and strangers, because they are at home, they'll have to entertain and show hospitality to people, to those who are poor in the church, to strangers and meet their needs. So that is their other responsibility and good is in this context is talking about good. And they have to be obedient to their husbands, they need to be submissive to their husbands in their marriage relationship. And why do they need to do all of these things so that the word of God may not be blasphemed. So, you know, some of them wives have become believers, their husbands are still unbelievers. So when they live and conduct their lives in such a way, you know, it will not provoke their husbands to stop them from going to church or stop them from continuing to be believers or stop them from reading, you know, believing in Christ, but they will not be provoked also to speaking bad about Christ and the gospel, but it will just lead them to also knowing Christ as their Lord and Savior and lead them also to their personal salvation. So these are the seven areas where the older women should admonish the younger women. And then he goes on and was six and says likewise, exalt young men to be sober minded. Okay. So here, likewise, he's linking was six to the earlier verses. It shows that what the young men need to learn isn't very different from what the younger or the older men and women need to learn. It might slightly differ because of their age group, but essentially the message of Godly living is just the same as the other age groups as well. So he says younger men should be sober minded. You know, we see that Paul repeats this word sober minded repeatedly in his letters, and he uses it again here with the reference to these young men, you know, and sober minded. As we know, we have studied this before it means to be self controlled, to have control over one's passions, to have sound judgment. And this single word sober minded captures the main quality that young men need if they are to be Godly. And was seven, he goes on to say that, you know, in all things that should show themselves in pattern of good work in good works with doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility. So Paul knows talking about these young men. And now he directly turns to Timothy who sorry directly turns to Titus, who is a young man himself. And he's telling Titus who's probably in his 30s. He's telling him four areas where he needs to be an example. So here he's moving on from, from a general character, character getting off from young men to a specific person. And that is Titus. And he's telling Titus, you know, there, these are four areas where you need to be an example. You need to set an example in all things showing yourself to be to be a pattern of good work. Now the living new living translation says this, this renders this worse as this, and you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. So Paul is telling Titus that he should not just teach, but he should also show by example, you know how people ought to live. So his teaching will be taken seriously. If only he is living by what he is teaching. But if he is not living by what he is teaching, then no one will take him seriously. And it'll his whole ministry will be of no use. And then he says in doctrine showing integrity. Now this was the CEB renders this was as peace sincere and serious when you teach the ESP version says when you teach be honest and serious. And another version says in your teaching show integrity and dignity. So hence, hence we see that the word doctrine here in this in this phrase in doctrine showing integrity is not referring to the context of the doctrine thought, but has reference to the qualities of the teacher, the one who is teaching the doctrines. What is the qualities? So the words integrity and reverence are the attributes that is mentioned here in reference to the qualities of the teacher. So those who are teaching this, these doctrines or the truths in God's word, they should be people who are having these qualities of integrity and reference towards God. So Titus is to teach God's word in all purity, with all sincerity, in faithfulness, in simplicity, and in honesty, in a dignified and a serious manner. So as to command respect for the word of God, so that people can take the word of God very, very seriously. Okay. So that is verse seven. We look at verse eight, and then we move on to verses nine to 10. Verse eight says sound speech cannot be condemned, that one whose opponent may be ashamed having nothing able to say. So he's saying that Titus, your teaching and your words must be so thoughtful. You should, you know, say it in such a way that you're teaching the right truths of the doctrine from God's word, so that nothing can be shown as unsound, or no one can find fault with your teaching with the doctrine. Then, you know, even if somebody who is talking the false doctrines, or is going against the truth in God's word, you know, or they're going even against Titus and his teaching, they will be ashamed, and they will have nothing bad to say, because you are speaking in line with what the word of God is saying, what the truth in God's word is showing forth. And also, you're not just speaking it, but you're living it, you're living that. And so, you know, no one will have anything bad to say to you. Okay. So even as we are looking at the characteristics of older men, older women, younger men, younger women, that's Paul is writing in the context of the cretins. In that time, in that situation, it's also these characteristics can also be very relevant to us in art, in our time and age. So whichever category you belong to, you know, you can look at whether you have these characteristics. And if not, you know, you can pray about it and you can start, you know, living these characteristics and asking the Holy Spirit to bring this about in your life. Any questions so far from verses one to verse eight? Okay, if there are no questions, we'll move on to verses nine and 10, where he's talking about instructions to bond servants in the church. We already looked at this in, when Paul writes to Timothy, he talks about how, you know, bond servant should be so I'll just briefly mention this, and then we'll move on verses nine and 10, can someone read from Titus chapter two verses nine and 10, please? That's chapter two, verse nine and 10, exalts bond servant to be obedient to their oneness, on masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not preferring, but showing all good fidelity that they may add on the doctrine of God, our savior in all things. Okay, verses nine and 10, he's exerting the bond servants here, and, you know, we know from what we studied in the book of Romans, also Timothy, we've studied quite in detail about bond servants and what Paul is instructing them, and how he's asking them to live. So here he's basically talking about bond servants who have become believers, who have a part of the churches now. So it's very strange. And it's only it's also shocking, because it's only in the Christian culture, you know, that bond servants and masters are sitting together and worshiping God. And, you know, so there's only in this, in the church context, you know, that there's a mixing of slaves and their masters in the social setting of a church service. So Paul gives five ways that slaves need to relate to their masters. And here when you're saying about slaves, you're talking about believers, slaves, slaves will become Christians. So he says they need to be obedient to their own masters, which I've already explained when we were studying the book of Timothy, there should be well pleasing in all things that means cheerful in that attitude in their service, the way they serve, they should not be like the other slaves or murmuring, grumbling, complaining, but cheerful, doing their work cheerfully in all things, in everything, at all times, you know, they need to serve their masters out of obedience to God. In every area, they should show human submission and obedience and submission is one of their responsibilities, even as they are believers unto God, and they should show the same thing to their masters as well. And, you know, in the slaves, in that culture, you know, we're tempted to be slack in their work and not be diligent. So any Christian slaves can can think, you know, hey, after all, I explained to you when we were studying, I think in Second Timothy, you know, about when Paul writes to Timothy, sorry, in First Timothy chapter six, you know, where he says, you know, how believers, slaves should not take their masters for granted and say, you know, anyway, he's also believer like me, he understands that, you know, I have to go for the prayer meeting, I have to go for the church service, and hence I couldn't finish my work or the church service for so long, or we had this fellowship, we had that fellowship, and so I couldn't finish my work, but, you know, don't make those things as an excuse, don't be slack. You know, and we read this in First Timothy chapter six, was two where Paul says, if you know, if slaves have believing masters, they should serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and, and beloved. So, you know, you're serving your fellow presidents and do it with all your heart, do your best. And don't answer back, don't back mouth, don't gossip, don't talk back to them. And then he says the fourth characteristic that they need to have is not proliferating. Now, the word prolifer means to misappropriate or cheat or steal money or goods from their master. Now, you know, slaves were often entrusted with managing a little bit of family funds or purchasing some supplies for the household. And, you know, they could easily rationalize this way, you know, I'm living in poverty. And, you know, they are my master and their family are living in luxury. They have so much of money. If I steal something a little bit, you know, it's not going to make any difference for them. It's going to help me. And so they justify themselves by saying that and they say they won't miss a little bit if I use it for myself. And so this kind of practice was very common in the ancient world. And hence, in the ancient world, they used to use the words servant and thief very interchangeably, you know, so they use a servant that means they're intending to say, hey, you're a thief, because a slave or a servant would always cheat their master and steal from their master. So, you know, in small ways or even in big ways. So he says, you know, don't cheat or steal from your master as believers, set an example to the other slaves as well. And then he says, but showing all good fidelity that all means in all possible ways, you know, show fidelity, this the Greek word for fidelity means faithfulness soft obliging. So this phrase basically means to act faithfully in every possible way in all instances in all occasions, not, you know, being a fraud, not, you know, using the money to cheat your owner's money or your master's money and cheat them with it. So a slave must act faithfully in all affairs of their master and not cheat them. Now, why is Paul mentioning all these things so that, you know, why is he mentioning all of these things is so that, you know, believers will stand out from the rest of the other slaves. And, you know, they can set an example to them just like older men, older women, younger men, younger women should set an example. The same way he's saying case slaves, you're very much part of us. And you also need to set an example to the other slaves. And he says, goes on to say, if believers, slaves live their lives with these kind of qualities, these kind of characteristics, then what will it result in? You know, he goes on to say that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our savior in all things. Now, the way Paul says this is very beautiful. He says that they may adorn the doctrine of God. So the word adorn is used in a setting of a jewel. So it just basically means to, you know, arrange all of these precious jewels in such an orderly manner in such a perfect, beautiful manner that it can bring about the beauty of that piece of jewelry. You know, it's so important that you're not just put stones anywhere, but when you place it in sequence, specific order, it just, you know, enhances the entire beauty. So Paul is basically saying that Christians, slaves should order their lives with Godly behavior, so that they are like these jewels in these stones, these precious jewels in this whole setting, which just brings about the grandeur of that jewelry piece. And people are attracted to buy it. People want it. People want to wear it. And, you know, the same way when they order their lives in such a way, you know, people around them will be attracted to their savior and the life ministry and the saving work of Jesus Christ and what he's done on the cross will be exhibited in all of its beauty to the unbelieving world by their godly conduct. Now, we often think that, you know, you know, we need to use, you know, great words, good words, the way we present our theology, the way we present our doctrine should be so excellent, should be so good. Yes, it's very important, in better words, how we frame sentences, how we explain things in God's word is important. Yes. But, you know, more important is the life that is teaching those doctrines. So when we are living those kind of lives and we're teaching the doctrine, it'll be like those precious jewels that is orderly arranged in an orderly manner to bring out the beauty in that jewelry piece. So in this context, you know, the bond-servant slaves who were brought with money were to be treated, you know, we know that they were treated like animals. They were not, they did not have any said, they did not have any will, they did not have any rights. And, you know, but Paul is reminding these slaves, hey, even though you think you have no rights, you have no standing, you know, people don't even treat you as humans, you're treated like animals, but God, in God's design, you know, you are somebody who has that potential, you know, to bring about that beauty of God's truth, of God's word in the way that you live, because you are those precious jewels that can be used to, you know, portray the beauty, the grandeur, and the work, the person in the work of Jesus Christ even through your lives. Okay? So this is very beautiful what Paul explains to them, even as we might not be slaves, but, you know, I remember when I was talking about the teaching, I was sorry, when I was teaching from first Timothy, second Timothy, or we were studying the book of Timothy, which Paul writes, we looked at this in detail and that I made a contrast about how we as believers are all working in a workplace, we have all masters above us, how we need to relate to them, you know, we might not be slaves that might not apply to us in this context, but you know, what Paul writes can apply to us in the context of us being, you know, people who are working in, in an office or, you know, we are employees, we have an employer, we have a manager above us, and how we need to relate to them, how we need to work, how we need to serve them, how we need to do our work. And, you know, that is very, very important. And so we can draw lessons from this, even as I drew out lessons when we were studying the book of Timothy, how we can be as employees, and how we can relate to our employers and how we can do our work. Okay. So this means that we need to think about our behavior, our attitude, especially on the job, you know, how we work, our attitude, you know, will actually, you know, and the way we live our lives, the way we speak, the way we relate to our colleagues, the way we think, the way we answer, the way we do our work with all, you know, we'll set an example of godliness to the unbelievers, you know, and when they see our lives, it will just portray Christ like this, it will, it will just lead them to Christ. If it does not, then, you know, they will speak ill of our religion, they'll speak ill of the God that we worship, they will make fun of the truth that we believe in, and also the God that we serve and we worship. Before we go on to verses 11 to 14, anyone has any questions? Any questions? No? Okay. What's this 11 to 14? Titus chapter two, can one of you please read that please? Titus two, 11 to 14. The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly, righteously and golly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for himself his own special people. Sell us for good words. Amen. Thank you, Asha. So here Paul is saying, you know, the grace of God brings salvation to all men. So what he's meaning is that, you know, all types of people, including those whom the world despises, even the slaves, even those who are, you know, utterly indulging in sinful behavior, who we think have absolutely no hope, you know, he says all kind of people. So no one is beyond the reach of God's grace. God's grace can reach any kind of sinner in the depths of their sin. He can even God, the grace of salvation can reach any people in any strata of society, any, any stage in life, anyone, whether they're slaves, or their masters, or whether they're young or old, whatever the grace of God is available to all men. It does not mean that, you know, because the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, it doesn't mean that all men are automatically saved, but only those who accept the grace of God, those who believe in the finished work of Jesus and what he has done on the cross. But the good news of God's grace is that no sinner is beyond the reach of God's grace. And then he says the grace of God that brings salvation. So you don't go and get salvation, but salvation comes to you and you have the opportunity to receive it. Verse 12 he says teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should be lived soberly, righteously and godly in this present age. Now he says teaching us that the ancient word for the ancient Greek word for the word teaching has in mind what a parent does for a child. So, you know, it speaks of the entire training process which a parent, you know, gives a child. So a parent basically teaches and encourages, corrects and disciplines a child all through their life. So grace is a teacher, you know, the grace of God, what you're talking about the grace of salvation. So the grace is a teacher in the sense. So the Greek word for teaching here is basically disciplining us. And, you know, it's also means encouraging, teaching, correcting and disciplining as a parent would do to a child. The passion translation for this word says his same grace teaches us how to live each day. So, you know, it says very beautifully in the passion translation helps us to understand better says his same grace, the same grace means the grace of God that brought us salvation is the same grace that teaches us how to live each day. So it's the same grace that brought us salvation is the same grace that help enables us to overcome sin is the same grace that helps us to live our lives each and every day and each and every moment of our lives. And it's a process, you know, that begins from salvation and continues until we stand before the throne of God. So, you know, this whole grace of God is a process that is a process that involves teaching, encouragement, correction and disciplining. But we need to note that grace does not mean that we live and do as we wish as we desire. But we know that from this, what I've just explained to you that grace actually trains us, it disciplines us, it instructs us in godly living. Okay. And then Paul mentions three ways that grace trains us. The first way that grace trains us is to deny ungodliness and worldly desires was 12 the first half. The second thing is grace trains us to live sensibly, righteously and godly in this present age, the latter part of verse 12. And the third thing is that the grace trains us to live in godliness by looking ahead and behind, which we read in verses 13 and the first part of verse 14. Okay, so we look at the three ways that grace trains us. Grace trains us firstly to live, to deny ungodliness and worldly desires. So when, you know, when we experience God's unmerited favor in Christ Jesus, it basically motivates us to want to please him in everything that we do. So even as we read God's word, we realize it is so much in our life that this pieces God, God's word points out, it's like a mirror, it points out the sin in our life. And, you know, it shows us, you know, God has done so much for us on the cross, he's taken our sins upon himself on the cross to save us. And we are still living in the sinful habits or, you know, it kind of corrects us, it abukes us. And then we begin to want to overcome that, you know, and so we begin to, we begin to do exactly that. We begin to deny, you know, our sins, we begin to deny ungodliness. And just like we read in Luke chapter nine verse 23 says, you know, when Jesus said, deny yourself daily, take up your cross and follow him. So this includes saying no to ungodliness. You know, basically ungodliness is referring to a person who is openly immoral or evil. But it can also include those who are outwardly very nice as people, you know, but have no place for God inside them, inside them, you know, they are basically living very unholy, unrighteous, ungodly lives, they have no place for God. So he's saying that, you know, in every day of our life, we need to be motivated, and we encourage to live our lives for God, and, you know, live godly lives and not live ungodly, and not to live according to the people of this world, who are living to fulfill the passions and desires of their flesh. The second thing is that the, that grace trains us to live sensibly, righteously and godly in this present age. So it's not enough to say no to ungodliness and worldly desires, but we must also say yes to sensible righteous godly living, so that those in the world will be attracted to our savior, will be attracted to Christ, will be attracted to the cross. Now sensibly refers to how we are to exercise self control in our very lives, and righteously has to do with living our life of integrity and uprightness in the way we deal with others. And godly refers to, you know, our love and reverence towards God, it basically denotes holiness in thought and act. So living in a godly manner, according to the word of God, the will of God, both in public and private, so that God can be glorified. So when you live sensibly, you are, you know, exercising self control over yourself. When you are living righteously, you're living a life of integrity and uprightness, which is dealing with others. When you're living a godly life, it's basically referring to your love and reference towards God, which denotes holiness in thought and in act. Okay, then the third thing that grace trains us is to live in godliness, looking ahead and behind. Okay, so looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our God and savior, Jesus Christ. So it's looking forward towards the coming of Jesus Christ, the second coming of Jesus Christ, and also involves a backward look. This backward look is toward the cross and its implication in our lives. The first thing here in the third way that grace trains us is to look ahead, you know, at the blessed hope of Christ's second coming. So the grace that brings salvation, you know, which brought about salvation. When Christ came in flesh, the incarnate God, God becoming flesh, his glory was almost wailed, which means we did not see the glory of God. But you know, from John chapter 17, Jesus manifested the sonship glory, and he gave us that sonship glory. So his glory was of deity was wailed. We could not see his the glory of deity. If we have God, if Jesus came in the glory of deity, he could not, he we could not touch him, see him, tangibly experience him, relate with him. But you know, it was his glory was mostly wailed. But the second appearing, you know, will be in his full glory. And when people see it, you know, many of them will be saved. But those who do not believe in him, you know, there will be a terrifying judgment for them. So the second coming is a blessed hope for all those who believe in him, because, you know, we will fully experience all of the blessings of salvation, which means we will experience or taste eternal life in its fullest form at when the second coming of Jesus Christ. So if our focus in everything that we do say in how we live is to, you know, looking forward to that glorious hope, hey, that you know, I want to see, you know, Christ's second coming, I want to be part of that eternal hope, eternal life experience that then that will lead us to live pure lives and flee from every kind of sin and temptation. So, you know, our focus is to be set on our hope in Christ's return. And when we focus on that, it will purify our life from every known sin, like you read in one John chapter three, verses two to three. And then in verse 14, he says, who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for himself his own special people zealous for good work. So the second part of this third thing that grace can do for us is the backward look. So we look at the forward look, which is looking at the second coming of Jesus Christ, looking at in hope where we will live eternally with him, we will experience eternal life in its fullest form. But also this the grace, the third aspect of what grace does to us, how grace trains us is the backward look is, you know, looking back to the supreme demonstration of Christ's love or God's love on the cross, which redeemed us from sin and made us his own possession. So here in verse 14, he says, who gave himself for us to the whole who here refers to God as savior, Jesus Christ himself who gave himself for us. So note, the is referring to Christ. The gift is the gift that he gave us is he gave us himself. And the person for who he gave himself for is for us. So three things that we can see is the is referring to Christ, the gift is referring to Christ himself who gave himself as a gift to us. The person for whom he gave himself is for each one of us. So first Christ gave himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed. And you know, to redeem us from being slaves of sin and Satan. And this was something which the word redeem was something that was, you know, very applicable for the people and the context in which the audience that Paul is writing to, because, you know, many of these slaves, they know this word redeem, they know what it weighs for them, what it carries, what it brings for them, it basically brings them total freedom from slavery to being, you know, individuals themselves to experiencing freedom. So they know what this word redeem is. Word redeem is enhanced. Paul is using this word redeemed. But for us, you know, even as we are slaves to sin slaves to Satan, Christ redeemed as he paid the redemption price by his own blood, set us free from the bondage of sin. And when he has done that, you know, how could we ever think of going back and sinning or indulging in sin? When we are so mindful of what Christ has done. So that is why we're saying, you know, in the first hour when we had the first lecture says, you know, it's important for us to focus our eyes on what Christ has done on the cross and what we have received as an inheritance, the accomplished work of the cross and what he has done for us on the cross. The second thing is Christ gave himself for us that he might purify for himself or people for his own to be his own special people. So the verse 12, you know, is focused on our need to purify ourselves. But verse 14 basically focuses on Christ purifying us through his blood. So, you know, Christ purchased us or bought us from the slave market of sin by paying a heavy price, giving his very life he washed us in. And now we belong to him as his personal and Christ possessions. Okay. And, and hence, you know, Paul goes on to say that, you know, there's another thing that grace can do to us. So the fourth thing that grace can do to us or train us is that it trains us. It trains those who are saved to be zealous for good deeds. Okay. So another way that grace trains us the fourth thing he trains us is it saves, you know, those who are saved, it helps us to be zealous for good things. That is, he mentions this in the latter half of verse 14, where he says, you know, purify himself for his own special people zealous for good things. So zealous means zealous in doing and promoting good works. So good deeds refers to deeds that are done out of sincere love for God and others in obedience to the word of God. So if we are bought, you know, out of the slave market of sin, out of the slave market of Satan, and we bought and purchased by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, we are, you know, and this is we receive this by grace is the gift of God, then we should be zealous for good works, those good deeds, and which means that we need to be totally devoted in every area of our life in just pleasing God and doing what honors him, glorifies him and what would, you know, display him in and through our lives, display Christ likeness in and through our lives. Okay, we have one more verse verse 15 that will end Titus chapter two, but we have no time. We look at it next week, but anyone has any questions? No questions. So I hope all that we learned today is very relevant how we need to live our lives in whichever stage of life that we are in, you know, how we need to work our mindset, our attitudes that we need to have as employers, working for, you know, our masters, and also our master, and also how we need to live our lives, and knowing, you know, what Christ has done for us, focus on the cross, what he's purchased for us, and, you know, what we have received as our inheritance, as our blessing, and knowing how grace trains us and be willing to yield to and be submissive to the grace of God in the various areas that he teaches us and trains us. So I hope we are able, all of us, you know, including me, are able to apply everything that we learn in our own personal lives and not thinking it's just there for people at Crete not relevant for me, but very relevant for us and how we can apply it. Okay, thank you very much, everyone for this class. And thank you for your feedback. I will post your assessment on Wednesday, you can send it end of day on Friday. I hope that's okay with all of you. I know Friday is a very busy day for all of us and this whole week will be busy for some of us pastors, passion week, but is it okay for all of you to do the assessment this Wednesday? Most of you said 12 of you said it's fine. So we'll go ahead with it. But anyone still has a say you can always say, if not, ma'am, can we like have it for next week as well? The end date? Oh, next week end date. No, that's too, too many days. Okay, so yeah, can we extend it for a little bit then? But most of them say it's okay. 12 of them now I have 13 of them. What is difficult Rupa? Can I hear from you please? Well, this is Divya ma'am. Yeah, I know. Yeah, but even Rupa has mentioned it's because he says it's not okay pastor. Okay. Yeah, for us. Yeah, actually, this. Okay, so can I post it on Thursday and then can you return it on Saturday end of day? Is that okay? What do you want to do it next week? Actually, for me, I'll just say like we have travel plans. So I'm not sure how I'll be able to do it. For me, you should have you should have messaged or informed me earlier. Next week, how about the others is next week? Okay. Many of them have left class. Next week, only two of you say next week. Three of you are next week. Okay, next week. Okay, then we'll have it next week, everyone. So next week, when can I post it? The same time that you said that's what that works well. Okay. Okay, then we'll do it next week. Next Wednesday to Friday. All of you have a happy passion week and will be blessed by everything that you hear and serve and receive and know as you ponder on the cross. God bless you all. Happy Easter, everyone in advance. God bless you. Thank you so much, Pastor. Happy Easter. Thank you, Divya. Bye. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, Stephanie. Thank you, Mr. Thank you.