Sound Doctrine and Good Works

Q: What does the Bible say about sound doctrine?

The Bible teaches that sound doctrine reflects the truth of God's character and leads to good works. The Bible emphasizes the importance of sound doctrine as it is central to our understanding of God and His ways. In Titus 2, Paul instructs Titus to teach what is characteristic of sound doctrine, which includes not only accurate teaching but also the behavior that should arise from it. This doctrine must adorn the Christian life, producing good works that align with the grace bestowed upon us through Jesus Christ. The implication is clear: true knowledge of God manifests in transformed lives that reflect His character.

Q: How do we know election is true?

Election is taught clearly in Scripture and reflects the sovereignty of God's will in salvation. The doctrine of election is foundational to understanding salvation in a sovereign grace context. Scriptures such as Ephesians 1:4-5 speak of God's choosing us in Christ before the foundation of the world, displaying His divine sovereignty. In Romans 9, Paul elaborates on God's right to show mercy and compassion to whom He will. This assurance of election is not based on human merit but solely on God's purpose and grace. As believers, we rest in the confidence that our salvation is secure in His electing love.

Q: Why is the atonement of Christ important for Christians?

The atonement of Christ is essential as it secures forgiveness and demonstrates God's justice and mercy. The atonement of Christ is at the heart of the Christian faith as it addresses our sinfulness and God's justice. Isaiah 53 illustrates how Christ was wounded for our transgressions, emphasizing that His sacrifice was not for the sins of the world indiscriminately but effectively for those whom God has chosen. This effectual atonement demonstrates God's grace in redeeming His people by bearing the penalty for sin. Understanding this truth reinforces a believer's assurance of salvation and shapes their identity in Christ, who has fully satisfied divine justice through His sacrifice.

Q: What does the Bible teach about good works?

The Bible teaches that good works are a natural result of true faith and sound doctrine. In the context of Scripture, good works are portrayed not as a means to earn salvation but as the evidence of a genuine faith that springs from understanding and believing sound doctrine. James 2:26 states that faith without works is dead, indicating that true faith will always be accompanied by action. In Titus 3:8, Paul emphasizes that those who have believed in God must be careful to maintain good works, illustrating that our faith is active and should produce a life characterized by righteousness and good deeds. This highlights the transformative power of grace in the Christian life, enabling believers to live out their faith authentically.

All right, let's open our Bibles
again to the book of Titus. There aren't many of the New
Testament epistles or, for that matter, books of the Bible that
you can completely read and give some measure of study unto like
this short book here, written by Paul to Titus. In chapter 1, the last verse,
which Brother Jim read a moment ago, the last verse, verse 16,
the apostle brings a charge, a serious, serious charge against
some people which sets the stage for his exhortation to true believers. In that verse 16, Titus 1, he
says this, they profess that they know God. They profess,
they claim, they even make a public profession. that they know God. Now, this takes in about everyone
in America in 1992. Religion and so-called Christianity
abounds all over this nation. They profess they know God. There
are churches everywhere. There are radio and television
programs on every station. People preaching from the Bible
religion abound. They profess that they know God. But look at the next line. But
in works they deny him. They profess that they know the
living God of creation of Scripture, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But in works they deny him. In their works, in their words,
in their lives, they deny this living God who's revealed in
the Scripture. Let me give you some examples.
Men today profess to know God, and yet I hear them saying that
God is trying to save the whole world, that God is trying to
save all men. Isn't that what they're saying,
that God loves everybody and God wills the salvation of everybody,
but God is unable to save everybody because they won't let him. I
hear them saying, God's done all he can do, now it's up to
you. That God wills the salvation of every son of Adam, isn't that
what men say? They profess to know God. But
does this not deny his true character? to say that God wills to do something
and cannot do it? That God has a desire to perform
a certain work, but men prevent Him from doing what He wills
to do? Isn't that denying God? They
profess to know Him, but in their words, in their messages, in
their methods, they deny Him. The God of the Bible says, can
I not do with my own what I will? The God of the Bible says, is
there anything too hard for God? The God of the Bible says, I'll
have mercy on whom I will have mercy. I'll be gracious to whom
I will be gracious. Isn't that what he says? In John 5, the Scripture says,
the Lord quickeneth whom he will. Jonah said, salvation is of the
Lord. So they profess to know God,
and yet in their words, they're denying Him. They're denying
the true God. And then secondly, they profess
to know God, and yet they say that salvation is not an act
of the will of God, it's an act of your will. It's an act of
the human will. Are they not denying God's election,
God's covenant mercies? The Lord God declared this, as
many as received him, to them gave he the privilege to become
sons of God, which were born, not of blood, natural genealogy,
not of the will of the flesh, not of the will of man, but of
God. That's what he's saying. He says it's not of him that
willeth nor of him that runneth, it's of God that showeth mercy.
That's what he said. He said that he worketh all things
after the counsel of his own will. Our Lord Jesus declared
in his high priestly prayer, Father, thou hast given me power
over all flesh that I should give eternal life to as many
as thou hast given me. In John 6, 37, he said, All that
my Father giveth me shall come to me, and him that cometh I'll
in no wise cast out. He said, Other sheep I have which
are not of this particular foal, them also I must bring. That's
what he said. That his will shall be done. That his will cannot be frustrated. So they professed to know God,
but in their words And in their works and in their methods, they
deny it. And then they profess to know
God and yet they say this. This is generally accepted everywhere. Like a dear man wrote me this
past week and he said, nobody in my whole neighborhood believes
like I do. And generally that's true. You'll
find one here and one there and one yonder who really knows God. And his works and words are consistent
with his knowledge of God. They profess to know God and
yet they say his blood atoned for all our race. That when Christ
died on the cross that he died and paid the sin debt of every
son of Adam even those who were in hell and on their way to hell. Is this not to deny His holiness? Is this not to deny His justice? Is this not to deny His effectual
atonement which says He was wounded for our transgression? He was
bruised for our iniquities, by His stripes we are healed? And
by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many, for he
shall bear their iniquities." Isn't that what Scripture says?
Does not the Word of God declare that the blood of Jesus Christ,
God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin? That there's nothing
that I do by way of works that makes his blood effectual, but
the effectuality and sufficiency is in the blood itself? Whose
blood? Isn't that correct? They profess
to know God, but they deny Him. By their words and by their works,
they deny Him. We are redeemed, the Scripture
says. We are redeemed. Not by works of righteousness,
which we've done, but according to His mercy. We are redeemed.
Not by silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. It's
in Christ. Paul said, who can condemn me? Christ died. Well, if it be true
that he died and suffered the same for all men, then people
in hell can say, how can you condemn me? Christ died. Christ died. The only man who
can lay claim to the efficacy of the Savior's blood is the
man who has believed on Christ. They profess to know God, but
he says, by their works they deny him. They profess to know
him in one breath, and then stand up and deny him in the next.
Deny his character, deny his attributes, deny his covenant,
deny his blood. They profess to know God, and
yet they go about to establish their own righteousness. Paul
said that. My heart's desire and prayer
to God for Israel is that they might be saved. I bear them record.
They profess to know God. They have a zeal for God, but
not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, they're going about to establish their own
righteousness by their own works. They're denying Him. And they
have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God,
which is Christ. For Christ Jesus is the end of
the law for righteousness to everyone that believe it. And
then listen to what Paul said here in Galatians chapter 2.
Turn over here and underline this in your Bible. Galatians
chapter 2, verse 21. Galatians 2, 21. I do not frustrate
the grace of God. And this is what they're doing.
They profess to know God. They talk about Almighty God. They talk about God who created
all things. They talk about God who's in
heaven. They talk about the infallibility of the Word. They talk about
God. And then they deny Him. It's
frustrating. It's confusing. But he said,
I do not confuse the grace of God if righteousness, holiness,
sanctification, acceptance with God comes by the law then Christ
died in vain. That's my conclusion. They profess to know God, and
yet they take us back to the Levitical Law. Back to the Levitical Law, back
to Sabbath-keeping, back to Holy Days, back to tithing, storehouse
tithing. back to ritualism, back to baptism,
back to the priesthood. Is this not a denial of the new
covenant in Christ? Turn with me to Colossians, if
you will, chapter 2 of Colossians, chapter 2. I preached on this
the other night. In Colossians chapter 2, verse
9, It says, for in Him, in Christ, dwelleth all the fullness of
the Godhead bodily. They'll read that. They'll preach
from that. And yet, they'll go on and deny
it. In Christ is everything, wisdom,
righteousness, sanctification and redemption, everything the
law demands, everything God requires, everything that heaven demands,
everything the sinner needs. Verse 10, and you're complete
in Him. I look at verse 13. And you being
dead in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened
together with Christ, having forgiven you all trespasses,
all sin in Christ. He blotted out the handwriting
of ordinances that was against us. All of the Levitical law,
all of the ceremonies which were contrary to us, and took it out
of the way, nailing it to his cross. And having spoiled principalities
and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over
them. Now watch verse 16. Let no man
therefore judge you in meat, in dieting, in eating certain
meats, in staining from certain meats, or in drink, or in respect
of a holy day. or new moon or Sabbath days,
don't. Don't go back and pick those
things up. Don't you hear what the law says?
If a man starts out on the law road, he has to take all of it,
not just sections and parts of it. Don't. That's denying Christ. They profess to know him, and
then they reach back and say, you've got to keep these days,
you've got to do certain things that were required under the
Levitical law. Bring your infants and have them
sprinkled, that goes back to circumcision. Bring your ties
into the storehouse, that goes back to the Levitical law. Keep
Sunday as a Sabbath day, that goes back to the Levitical law.
Church succession, all of these things, don't let people deceived
you. These things, verse 17, were
a shadow of the good things to come, but the body is of Christ. So don't you let any man beguile
you of your place in Christ, who is your reward. Don't do
it. They profess to know him, but
they deny him. Ritualism, baptisms, priesthoods,
holy days, Sabbath keeping, all of it, circumcision, all these
things, their whole denominations built on these denials of Christ. And then in this next place,
they profess to know God and yet by their works they deny
him. They do not love one another. You know What they call churches
today are just filled with wranglings and divisions and strife and
discord, unhappiness. Is that not denying Christ? They
profess to know him, but by their works they deny him. They don't forgive one another.
They don't strive for unity and peace. They don't dwell together
in unity and peace. They seek not the glory of Christ,
but they seek vain glory and personal glory, personal riches. They deny his sanctifying work. They deny that if any man be
in Christ, he's a new creature. They profess to know God. Yes,
we know God. We know God. But now their works,
they deny that they know God. And then they profess to know
God and to deny him by their works. They're not supporting
the gospel ministry. The people are all over this
country who claim to be sovereign gracers. They claim to believe
in the sovereignty of God. They claim to believe in the
covenant of God's mercy in Christ Jesus, yet they do not support
the gospel ministry. Everything that comes into their
hands goes out used for themselves in their
own comforts and luxuries. They don't support the gospel
ministry. They're not faithful in worshiping
God. They're not identified with a
church anywhere. They'll turn up at Bible conferences
occasionally, but as far as promoting and supporting and being identified
with a ministry and a gospel witness in a definite place,
they're not. They profess to know God. By
their lives, they deny God. is not identified with his minister. They're living for the world.
The world is their whole life. Their jobs and their families
and their entertainment and their vacations and their wardrobes
and their houses and their lands and their vacations and all,
that's their entire lives. They profess to know God, but
by their works they deny him. Now that leads us into chapter
2. Now watch this, chapter 2, as we look at it, verse 1. But
he says, Titus, you speak and teach and preach the things that
become sound doctrine. What do you mean by become sound
doctrine? You mean this, that characterize
sound doctrine. You know, over in Hebrews it
says, it became him, it became him, our God, of whom are all
things, in bringing many sons and daughters to salvation, to
make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering. In
other words, this covenant of mercy is becoming to God. It's characteristic of God. It's
what God would do. In loving those who don't love
him, that's what God would do. In giving his son to die for
our sins, that's what God would do. It became him. It's like
him. It's characteristic of him. It's
God-like. That's what he's saying. It became
him. Well, there are certain things that become sound doctrine. The things I've been talking
about prior to reading this verse, do not become sound doctrine.
So he said, you preach those things that become sound doctrine,
that are characteristic of sound doctrine, that are produced by
sound doctrine. You preach those things that
are worthy of the doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ. Read on. Let's read that entire second
chapter. Here are the things that become
sound doctrine. If a man really knows God and
believes God, he's going to act like it. He's going to talk like
it. His conversation and his behavior will be consistent with
this God whom he claims to know. Isn't that right? That's what
he's saying. It's becoming to sound dark. Let's reverse it.
That the aged men, the older believers, that they be sober,
that is, discreet, cautious, careful. That they be grave,
serious, temperate men, sound in the faith, sound in love,
sound in patience. That's what becomes a man who
believes God. an older man, that's what's becoming
to a man who says, I know God. And that the older women, likewise,
that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, holy women, not false
accusers, not given to much wine, intemperate, that they be teachers
of good things, that they be able to teach the young women
to be sober, that is of a sound mind, wise, to love their husbands,
set the example, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste,
keepers at home, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands,
that the word of God be not blasphemed. You see, what he's saying is
people who profess to know God and don't act like it, blaspheme
God. They don't know God, they deny
God. And they blaspheme God. This
is not consistent with what the Word teaches and what God says.
And then the young men, of whom we have a host here tonight,
young men likewise are exhorted to be sober-minded, discreet. In all things showing thyself
a pattern, be like me, do what I do, a pattern of good works. In doctrine showing uncorruptness,
sound doctrine, gravity, seriousness, serious about the gospel. We
don't make light of the gospel. We don't make fun of the gospel.
We don't joke about the gospel. We don't joke about anything
having to do with God. They're grave men. Sober men. Serious men. They're sincere
men. These young men are sincere.
Sound speech. Consistent with the scriptures.
It cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part
may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Now that
they exhort servants, here are people that work for other folks.
They're servants, they're workers, they're employees. This becomes sound
doctrine. Sound doctrine produces good
works, godly living. You tell the servants, this is
consistent with sound doctrine. You tell the service to be obedient
to their own masters, be a good worker, be a hard worker, and
to please them in all well and all things, and not answering
in, not talking back, game saying, arguing. That's not my job. That's somebody
else's job. If he tells you to do it, it's
your job. Not prolonging, what's that? That's stealing. Go steal
from your company and from your employee. That denies God. We profess to know God and deny
Him by our works, showing all good fidelity, integrity, honesty. Why? That they may adorn the
doctrine of God our Savior in all things. What do you do when
you adorn something? You make it beautiful. You garnish
it, that's the word, garnish it. Decorate it. Make it beautiful. You know, somebody told me one
day, you're going to sell a house. You're going to sell a house.
Sell it while you're still living in it. Don't move out. Because
people come in to bare walls and bare windows and rugs where
things have been sitting, you know, and old cold kitchen floor. Sell it when that wife has that
woman's touch in there, you know, the curtains on the windows and
the pictures around and all the furniture in there. It's decorated. It's garnished. It's adorned.
It looks home-like. Homey, you know. Looks comfortable. You know, you can take doctrine and preach it in such a way that
it's not beautiful. It's bad. It's cold. It's dead letter. You know what
I'm saying? Sound doctrine is sound doctrine no matter who
says it. Now that's just so. That's the truth. Whomever preaches
it. But sound doctrine is only effectual
when that sound doctrine becomes a man's experience. Now that's
when it's effectual. That's when it's effectual. adorning
the doctrine of God our Savior in everything, in conversation,
in your life, in your behavior, in your attitude, in the way
that you do things. Oh, verse 11, listen, for the
grace of God that bringeth salvation, that's what we believe in, the
grace of God brings salvation. And everybody here, it's appeared
to all men, it's appeared to everybody, but it's been made effectual.
to those who've experienced it, in heart and spirit and life,
and to those who demonstrate it. That's right. And those who walk in it. That's
the ones to whom it's become effectual. And what does this
grace of God teach us? Look at verse 12. What does this
sovereignty of God, the free grace of God, the sovereign grace
of God, election and effectual call and particular addiction. What do these truths teach us? It teaches us this, verse 12,
denying ungodliness, denying worldly lusts, worldly riches entangled with
those things and worldly luxuries and all of these things that
we just have to have, we just have to have. Deny those things
and teaches us to live soberly, righteously and godly in this
present world. While we look for that blessed
hope and the glorious appearing of the great God in our Savior
Jesus Christ. This is what we believe. You
know, Some folks got the idea that you can't preach works if
you preach grace. If you preach the true grace
of God, you have to preach works. Not as the cause of His grace,
but as the result of His grace. James says if there's no works,
there's no grace. That's right. If there's no works,
if there's no obedience, if there's no godliness, there's no grace.
If God has not changed my attitude and my walk and my talk and my
spirit, then I am not an object of his grace. Isn't that right? He gave himself, this is what
we believe, that he might redeem us from iniquity, not in our
iniquity, but from our iniquity. and purifying to himself a strange
people, an unusual people, a separated people, a peculiar people, people
who are zealous of good works. They're not running from them,
they're not afraid of them, they're zealous of them. I often say, wherever I go, and
I've experienced this right here in this church, the most godly
the most generous, the most gracious, the kindest, the lovingest, the
forgivingest. The people I know are people
who believe in the sovereign grace of God. The most blessed
fellowship that I've found anywhere is not among religious people.
or fundamentalism or free willism, it's among those who know and
believe and have received and experienced the free grace of
God. They're merciful, they're kind,
they're generous, they're gracious, they're forgiving. That's right. They know what mercy is because
they've experienced it. Now verse 15, these things speak. These are things, what verse
1 says, chapter 2, speak the things that become sound doctrine. The things that are characteristic
of sound doctrine. The things that are produced
by sound doctrine. Now you speak these things and
exhort and rebuke with all authority. Don't you let any man despise
you. Don't you worry about people calling you a works preacher,
or legalist, or let them call you what they want to. Like Spurgeon
said one time, I don't mind being called an antinomian. I don't
want to be one, but I don't mind being, let them call you what
they want to. Let no man despise you. Speak these things. These
are things that become sound doctrine. Now, chapter 3. and put them, that is those people
who believe the grace of God, put them in mind to be subject
to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready
to every good work. God's people are to be law-abiding
citizens, peaceful people, submitting to authority. You know, it takes
grace to be a good leader. It takes grace to be an obedient
servant. It takes grace to be a submissive
wife. It takes grace to be an obedient
child. It takes grace to be a good boss. It takes grace to be a peaceful
citizen. It takes the grace of God. But
that's what it produces. And verse 2, you tell them to
speak evil of no man. Keep your tongue from speaking
evil of anybody. Don't be a brawler, a fighter,
but be gentle. Be gentle. Brawling and conflict,
that doesn't go with grace, does it? But be gentle. Showing all meekness and humility. Anything else denies the Lord,
denies the grace of God. Don't be a fighter or a brawler,
but be a gentle person. humility and meekness before
all men. Now watch this. For we ourselves
were one time foolish and disobedient and deceived and served divers
lust and pleasure. We lived in malice, we lived
in envy, hateful and hating one another. That's what we were
before we came to know God. Isn't that what we were? Nothing will subdue a man's pride
like remembering what he was before God saved him. Nothing
will moderate a man's attitude, moderate his attitude and spirit
quite like remembering what he was. Nothing will cause him to
be more forgiving to others and more merciful to others and more
generous to others like remembering what he was. What he was when? Verse 4. After the kindness and love of
God our Savior toward man appeared. What he was before that love
appeared. Before that kindness appeared. I tell you, it's the love of
God for us, not our love for him. It's the kindness of God
toward us, not our kindness toward him. This is what we were, verse
3, we were foolish and disobedient and deceived and served our lusts
and luxuries and pleasures and we lived in a selfish world of
malice and hatred and envy and hating one another. But oh, but
God in love and kindness came to us. Did it because he would. He did it because he willed to.
He did it because he purposed to. He did it on purpose, and
it'll be an effectual work. When did he appear? Now listen.
What is this, after the kindness and love of God our Savior toward
man appeared? When did it appear? When did
it appear? Well, four things. Number one,
it appeared when Christ came to earth. fulfilling all the
promises and prophecies and patterns of the Old Testament. It appeared
then. That's not all. It appeared secondly
when he walked this earth in the flesh as a man and obeyed
this law in every jot and tittle and gave us a righteousness.
It appeared thirdly when he went to that cross and died for our
sin and was buried and rose again and received up into heaven and
exalted at God's right hand as our mediator. That's when the
grace of God appeared. But that's not all. There was
a time when it appeared to you. When Almighty God, by his Spirit,
by his grace, by his word, by his gospel, called you out. That's when it really appeared.
That's when it appeared, because you and I didn't know anything
about it prior to then. That's right, prior to then,
we didn't know anything about it. Oh, I know, like Brother
Barnard asked the little lady one time, are you saved? And she said, yes. He said, how
long have you been saved? She said, I've always been saved.
He said, that's too long. That's too long. There was a time when the love
and kindness of God our Savior appeared. It appeared. Now what's the next verse? And
we found out. We found out something. It's
not by works of righteousness which we've done. Not by profession. Not by tithing. Not by church
membership. Not by our ancestry. Not by old heritage traditions of religion,
not by works of righteousness which we've done in any shape,
form, or fashion. Actually, actually, I wouldn't
want God to bring me into judgment to give an account of my traditional
religion any more than my blasphemy out of my mouth. Because I denied
him both times. But over here I was just denying
him myself. Over here I was teaching others
to deny him. See what I'm saying? It's not by works of righteousness
which we've done. We found that out when he appeared.
But what's this next line? But it was according to his mercy
he saved us. Mercy. His mercy. His mercy. Mercy for
the miserable. Mercy. It's not what we earned
or deserved, it's pure mercy. It's like mercy to a guilty,
condemned criminal. It's mercy. God's mercy was as
free and full to us as it was a thief on the cross, the murderer
who died on the cross. Mercy. According to his mercy,
he saved us, pure mercy. Grace is God giving us Grace
is God giving us what we don't deserve, isn't it? What's mercy? It's God not giving you what
you do deserve. That's right. Mercy. Mercy. Look on. He saved
us. Who? He saved us. I got saved. You didn't got saved. He saved
you. I get so tired of hearing. When
did you get saved? Just ask Him. I never have been. He saved us. He did it. He purposed to do it. He decreed
to do it. He chose to do it. He willed
to do it. And He did it. He saved us. According to His mercy, He saved
us. How? By the washing of regeneration. What's that? That's the regenerating
work of the Holy Spirit. Washing, water, Word. By the
Word, by the Spirit. That's how we were saved, we
were born of the Spirit of God. We're not born again because
we made a decision. We're not born again because
we believe. We're not born again because
we love God. We made a decision, we believe,
we chose Christ, we confess Christ, we love Christ, because we're
born again. That's the washing, the water,
and the Word, and the Spirit in regeneration, recreation. You were dead. He recreated you. That's right. Regeneration. And
listen, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost. What is this renewing?
Well, go through the word. It's a new nature. It's a new
creature. It's a new heart. It's the new
man. It's newness of life. It's new
conduct. It's a new family. Behold, I
make all things new. Renewing. God doesn't take anything
natural anything, fleshly anything we've ever said, done, thought,
or given, and make any contribution to our salvation. He makes all
things brand new. That's right. Brand new. Everything
in you that is of God, He gave you. He didn't use anything. You didn't bring nothing along.
It's the renewing of the Holy Ghost. All right, which he shed
on us, he shed on us abundantly, all we need, all he requires,
through Jesus Christ our Savior. That's salvation. That's what
we believe. Which he abundantly shed on us. He shed upon his love in our
hearts for the Holy Ghost. He washed us, he regenerated
us, he renewed us, he gave us life, he accepted us in the Beloved,
he redeemed us, he did. Verse 7, that being justified
by his grace, holy, totally, completely, we should be made
heirs. We're heir of God and a joint
heir with Jesus Christ. We're heirs of God according
to the hope of eternal life. And Jim read that in Titus 1
verse 2, listen, Titus 1-2, in hope of eternal life, which God,
who cannot lie, promised before the world began. That's our hope. Now watch, this is my last verse,
and this is a faithful saying. And Paul uses this every time
he wants to emphasize a strong point. He said, now you better
listen to this. Because this is a faithful say. Christ came
into the world to save sinners. This is a faithful say. If we
deny him, he'll deny us. This is a faithful say. And these
things, Titus, I will that you affirm constantly, constantly,
constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful,
cautious, dedicated, diligent, To do what? Maintain good works. Work on
it. You know what he said? Work on
it. Now, did I preach works? I sure did, but not for salvation. Sound doctrine produces good
works. Sound doctrine is not sound doctrine
if it doesn't produce good works. Grace makes a man If he doesn't,
he doesn't know grace. That's right. All right, in closing,
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak in living words of thy
grace. As thou sought me, let me see. Thine elect sons of every race. O Lord, lead me, that I may lead
the wandering and the wavering feet. Feed me, Lord, that I may
feed others with thy manner so sweet. Lord, strengthen me that
as I stand firm on the rock and strong in thee, I may stretch
out a helping hand to weary ones on a troubled sea. Oh, teach
me, Lord, that I may teach that precious truth thou didst impart
and bless my words that they may reach the hidden depths of
someone's heart. Supply my needs, O gracious Lord,
that I may give to those in need. I long to show along this road
that my love is not only in word, but in deed. O use me, Lord,
even me, just as you will, and when, and where. until thy blessed
face I see, and thy rest, and thy joy, and thy glory share."
Use me. Is that your prayer? It is if you know God. Never
let it be said of any here under the sound of my voice that we
profess to know God and in our works deny Him. All right, Mike, come lead us
in a closing hymn.

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