AT ONE TIME WE TOO WERE FOOLISH

 

3 At One Time we too were Foolish,

Disobedient, Deceived and Enslaved

By All Kinds of Passions and Pleasures.

We lived in Malice and Envy,

Being Hated and Hating one another.

4 But when the Kindness

And Love of God our Savior Appeared.

5 He saved us,

Not because of Righteous things we had done,

But because of His Mercy.

He Saved us through the Washing of Rebirth

And Renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Whom he Poured out on us Generously

Through Jesus Christ our Savior,

7 So that, having been Justified by His Grace,

We might become Heirs having the Hope of Eternal Life.

8 This is a Trustworthy Saying.

And I want you to Stress these Things,

So that those who have Trusted in God

May be Careful to Devote themselves To Doing what is Good.

These things are Excellent and Profitable for everyone.

(Titus 3: 3-8, NIV)

We live in a World of Foolish People.

People, Disobedient, Deceived and Enslaved

By all kinds of Passions and Pleasures,

Just as once we were.

We are Witness to People filled with Malice and Envy,

People Hating and being Hated.

Such has the World always been,

Apart from Christ Jesus,

And always will be, until He Returns.