# Trained by Grace, Made Holy by the Gospel
Author: Dwight Gingrich
Author URL: https://dwightgingrich.com/author/dwight-gingrich
Published: 2015-05-21
Category: Bible Bites [Exegesis]
Category URL: https://dwightgingrich.com/category/bible-bites-exegesis
Meta Title: Trained by Grace, Made Holy by the Gospel | Dwight Gingrich Online
Meta Description: Meditate deeply on God's grace to you--past, present, and future--and you are sure to grow in holiness. Meditating on rules comes with no such guarantees.
Tags: -Titus 3:3-8, -Titus 2:11-15, holiness, anger, grace, forgiveness, gospel, sanctification, church standards
Tag URLs: -Titus 3:3-8 (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/-titus-33-8), -Titus 2:11-15 (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/-titus-211-15), holiness (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/holiness), anger (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/anger), grace (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/grace), forgiveness (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/forgiveness), gospel (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/gospel), sanctification (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/sanctification), church standards (https://dwightgingrich.com/tag/church-standards)
URL: https://dwightgingrich.com/trained-by-grace-made-holy-by-gospel

**I’ve suggested in some of my recent blog posts that multiplying church regulations isn’t the solution for producing holiness.** And I’ve said that the gospel of grace _is_ the solution. Grace trains us in holiness:

> For **the grace of God has appeared… training us** to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. (Tit. 2:11-12; compare Tit. 2:11-15 with Tit. 3:3-8)

It’s always a delight to sense God’s grace operating in our own lives! Here’s a small example from today: A piano student (actually, the student’s parents) failed today for the umpteenth time to come for the scheduled lesson. I’ve decided I’ll adjust my policies to require a minimum of four pre-paid lessons per month, with no same-day cancellations offered. But meanwhile, I’m thankful that I don’t feel angry. Why not?

Because I am keenly aware that my own offenses have been far greater, yet I’ve been given grace! What a wonder! _**Having received this grace, I am equipped and motivated to offer it to others, too.**_

Sanctification isn’t always as easy or immediate as this (and, believe me, I certainly do still struggle with impatience). But the basic path to victory is always the same: lean more heavily on the grace of God shown to us in Christ Jesus.

_**Takeaway: Meditate deeply on the grace of God to you–past, present, and promised for the future–and you are sure to grow in holiness. That’s a guarantee that I’ll never make if you only meditate on a set of rules.**_

**Do you have a testimony of how you have been trained by grace? [Share it below](http://dwightgingrich.com/trained-by-grace-made-holy-by-gospel/#respond), to the glory of God in Christ!**


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