Doctrine as the Engine of Transformation
regeneration. A woman who is reverent in behavior, a teacher of good, and busy at home demonstrates the doctrine of God's design for humanity and the goodness of His created order. A bondservant who shows all good faith, not pilfering, demonstrates the doctrine of Christ's own servanthood and the Gospel's power to redeem work itself.
Doctrine as the Engine of Transformation The modern mind often views commands for Christian living as a form of moralism—a list of rules to try harder to keep. But in Titus 2, Paul grounds the ethical imperatives in a doctrinal foundation. After describing the life that accords with sound doctrine, he gives the basis for it in verses
11-14:
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live selfcontrolled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus
Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to