The Great Expectation

The Great Expectations

Helpful (Purposeful)
Hopeful (Practical)
Honorable (Principled)

The Greatest of EXPECTATIONS

The sweetest assurance...

If God ever saves... God forever saves!

God's eternal salvation absolutely REST happily and securely on both sides of time... it's just manifested in time, where we are in our sin and rebellion, through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ AND the preaching of the good news of His redeeming grace.

Eternity past and eternity future meets us, in time, through the life sacrifice and cross of His Son... and His eternal oath and objective will endure throughout our days upon this earth, or what is known to us, as time.

Notice how Paul described this thought to Titus, as he sent him a word while he was the under-shepherd over the elders and churches in Crete. Paul said his calling and aim was intentional in every way, for he had a heavenly agenda and mandate to fulfill, and with unquestioned loyalty, he expected nothing less than what God promised before time ever began.

"...in expectation of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His eternal promise through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior" (Titus 1:1-3).

Three THINGS that make all the difference in a persons life:

Knowing they are... (Acts 17 ; Titus 1)

Helpful (purposeful) "for the purpose of preaching and teaching"
Hopeful (practical) "enduring the trouble and triumphs with joy"
Honorable (principled) "worthy of God and His message"

The gift of grace given to

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