Titus 2:11

Grace. Gr. charis (see on John 1:14; Rom. 1:7; 3:24; 1 Cor. 1:3). Only by the grace of God can aged men (Titus 2:2), aged women (v. 3), young women (vs. 4, 5), young men (v. 6), Titus (vs. 7, 8), and slaves (vs. 9, 10) each fulfill the responsibilities of his particular status in life. The triumphant note in Paul’s gospel is that men and women do find victory over sin, that the Christlike life, once revealed in flesh and blood, may be duplicated in every Spirit-motivated man or woman. Every command from God is accompanied by His “grace” — the power to fulfill His purposes (see on 2 Cor. 12:9; Heb. 13:9).

Appeared. “Grace,” that is, the abundant saving love of God manifested to sinners, has always been available to men (see on Ps. 51:1-17; see Additional Note on Psalm 36). But God’s plan for saving men was made clearer at the coming of Jesus.

All men. Compare John 1:9; 3:17; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9. All men are given sufficient opportunity to be saved, but the stubborn refusal of many to accept the “grace of God” results in eternal death; thus, God’s purpose is, to that extent, thwarted and the gift of salvation neglected. That Christians should rightly represent the principles of the Christlike life in order that pagans may be impressed with the superiority of Christianity is the theme of Paul’s counsel in this chapter.