"It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age" Titus 2:12 (NIV).
"It" refers to God's salvation (v.11). God made us passionate and there's nothing wrong with being passionate, unless it is uncontrolled. Passion is like the water pressure in a fire hose, left unchecked the force can knock a person down. God finds us knocked down and picks us back up again, praise the Lord! Self-control is intentional; it doesn't just happen. Our words, actions and thoughts require self-control. That's the earmark of a spiritual person and one of the nine fruits of the Spirit produced by a believer. We're knocked down whenever we let our passions rule us, but God's been trying to teach us to say "No' to those passions and to live self-controlled lives. We must be attuned to the Father and turn our passion toward Him. Only then will our passions be satisfying and fulfill us.
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