For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Titus 2:11-14
We are to live self-controlled, upright, godly lives, Amen.
Jesus redeems us from all wickedness and purifies us, Amen.
So why is there such disagreement about living righteously.
The subtext is you cannot live a godly life or be purified, all is
actually defiled and those who claim they can are hypocrites.
So scripture is defied and we are attacked. What a deceptive approach.