“…who [Jesus Christ] gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.” + Titus 2v14-15 The Nature of Christ’s Death The first thing […]
Titus
How to Live the Christian Life: Grace
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ… + Titus 2v11-13 This portion of […]
The Gospel at Work
Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. + Titus 2v9-10 The first obvious word that we notice in our text is the word “Bondservants.” […]
Gospel-Driven Womahood
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may […]
The False Fascinations of Jewish Myths
“Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.” + Titus 1v13b-14 In the context of this passage, Paul is writing to Titus who Paul has left in Crete in order to help establish the […]