John MacArthur continues (Part 1):
Paul states his third reason for holy living in Titus 2:10, “That they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.” “Adorn” is from the Greek word kosmeō and refers to making something beautiful.
Making salvation attractive is a high calling, and we will fail in that endeavor unless we can demonstrate that we have indeed been delivered from sin. Rebuking sin in others without an accompanying lifestyle of righteousness is the greatest hypocrisy. But lives characterized by purity, power, and joy reflect the order, beauty, and power of a saving God. When we make salvation beautiful, we make God attractive.
“When we make salvation beautiful, we make God attractive.”
April 10, 2009 at 5:39 am
[...] my morning devotions, I was reading 2 articles by John MacArthur on Holy Living. (Part 1 & Part 2) and mined another golden nugget of Scripture: That they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior [...]