“the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men instructing us, for the purpose that, having rejected wickedness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age” (Titus 2:11-12)
What have we to deny? First, we have to deny ungodliness. That is a lesson which many of you have great need to learn. Listen to working [people]. “Oh,” they say, “we have to work hard. We cannot think about God or religion.” This is ungodliness! The Grace of God teaches us to deny this—we come to loathe such atheism. Others are prospering in the world and they cry, “If you had as much business to look after as I have, you would have no time to think about your soul or another world. Trying to battle with the competition of the times leaves me no opportunity for prayer or Bible reading! I have enough to do with my day-book and ledger.” This also is ungodliness! The Grace of God leads us to deny this—we abhor such forgetfulness of God!
Charles Spurgeon
“The Two Appearings and the Discipline of Grace”
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