Remember! Part 1 (Titus 3:3–4)

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Kindness feels scarce right now, and it is tempting to answer sarcasm with sarcasm and insults with “just telling the truth.” We go to Titus 3 because Paul refuses to let believers drift into the mood of the age. He calls us to live as remarkable Christians in public and private: respectful toward authority, careful with our words, peaceable under pressure, and genuinely considerate toward all kinds of people. That is not weakness. It is gospel strength on display.

Stephen Davey then shows where that kind of kindness actually comes from, and the answer is humbling. Paul points us back to our own story: “we also once were” foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved. We talk through what that means in plain terms, including foolishness as intentional bias against God, disobedience as belligerence toward any moral authority, deception as spiritual blindness, and bondage to “various lusts and pleasures” that can include fantasies, hedonism, and even materialism. The episode connects these ideas to modern life without losing the main point: grace changes the way we treat people because grace first changed us.

If you are tired of angry Christianity or tired of your own reactions, this message offers a better path: remember the pit you were rescued from, and let gratitude reshape your tone, your habits, and your relationships. Subscribe for more Bible teaching, share this with a friend who needs steadiness, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you want to remember.

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