Why study prophecy?

Titus 2:11–14; 2 Peter 3:8–14

Use your preferred translation.

How should expectation of Christ’s return change our conduct today?

• What does the passage say? Restate it in your own words before interpreting it.
• Who is speaking, and to whom?
• What is the surrounding context — what comes just before and after?
• Which words or phrases repeat or stand out?

1. In Titus 2, grace both saves and trains. What specific habits does Paul say grace teaches us to refuse and to practice?
2. Peter connects God’s patience with the delay of the Day of the Lord. How does that change the way we think about waiting?
3. When has interest in prophecy produced curiosity or anxiety rather than holiness? What made the difference?

Which part of your ordinary week would look different if you lived it in light of Christ’s return?

Read Titus 2:11–14 each morning this week and name one concrete way to live “self-controlled, upright, and godly” that day.

Ask God to make your hope in Christ’s appearing produce patience, holiness, and love rather than fear.