- I'll die, and see Jesus
- Or - I won't die, and I'll see Jesus
Meanwhile, the book of Titus talks about things that God's graces teaches us.
God’s grace has appeared to teach us how to live. (Titus 2)
to say "No" to:
ungodliness and
worldly passions,
13 while we wait
for the blessed hope
the glorious appearing
Everything in these couple of verses falls under the verb "teach." God's grace teaches us all sorts of things about how to live - but is summarized by two things. God's grace shows us how to deny the things of the world, but also teaches us how to wait patiently for Jesus to come back.
It seems that too often the focus is on one while ignoring the other. Either Bible studies focus exclusively on the end times, or exclusively on spiritual warfare (denying the flesh, satan, etc). There's a balance - and God's grace teaches us both at the same time.
Thoughts?
