Someone recently told me that we are “saved by grace through faith.” Let’s read Ephesians 2:8-9, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith…it is a gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ok, sounds great, but how am I (you) to understand the words “grace” and “faith?” In the Greek language, “charis” is the noun form of grace and “charitoo” is the verb and means to endow with Divine favor, or as more commonly understood, to be blessed by God with unmerited favor.
Titus 2:11 reads, “For the grace [unmerited favor] of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” Since grace is unmerited favor and it has appeared to all men/women, it would seem that Titus is telling us that all mankind is going to be saved and enter heaven, correct? You say no? Why do you say no? Haven’t we just read that grace is unmerited and that it has appeared to everyone? Why would unmerited favor be given to you and not me, or vice versa? If it is unmerited, neither you nor I have actually done anything to earn it, so isn’t God showing favoritism if He ...
