Titus

January 31, 2022

Thank you! – 64

January 31, 2022

Thank you! – 64

In two weeks, I have finished reading and commenting on Paul’s Letter to Titus.  I have now finished the New Testament four canonical gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, plus the Acts of the Apostles, and Paul’s letters to the Romans, as well 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, and now Titus.  Every time I finish commenting on a book of the Bible, I send a thank you blog.  I usually post five blogs a day covering a verse of the biblical books.  So far, I have posted over 14,695 blogs about the individual paragraphs of all the 46 books of the Old Testament, plus the individual verses of the first 17 books of the New Testament.  It has taken me a little over eight years to get this done, since I first began in 2013.

255 people follow this blog every day.  Many people have visited this site.  There have been over 81,000 hits on this blog since its inception.  I just want to thank all of you.  Word Press sent me a compilation that showed that about 52,200 people from 174 other countries have visited this web site since its inception.

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Peace – love – joy

Eugene Finnegan

January 31, 2022

Conclusion of final instructions (chapter 3)

Paul said that he was going to send Artemas or Tychicus to Crete.  Then Titus could join Paul in Nicopolis, where he was going to spend the winter.  Titus was to send Zenas and Apollos on their way but lacking nothing.  The people of Crete should apply themselves to good works, making sure that those in greater need were taken care of first.  Finally, Paul sent greetings to all the faithful in Crete. He wanted God’s grace to be with all of them.  Is God’s grace with you?

 

January 31, 2022

Avoid troublemakers (chapter 3)

Paul wanted Titus to avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, since they are futile and useless.  Titus was to avoid these factious sectarian heretical dissenters.  If they did not respond after a couple of admonishments, then he was to have nothing to do with them.  These dissenters are perverted and sinful, since they have already self-condemned themselves.  Do you avoid stupid arguments?

January 30, 2022

Life with Christ (chapter 3)

Paul wanted Titus to remind the people of Crete to respect, submit, and obey rulers and authorities.  They should be nice to one another.  They should not speak evil or quarrel with other people.  They should be gentle and show courtesy to each other.  We were once foolish, disobedient, passionate, and pleasure seeking, pursuing malice, evil and hatred.  Then the good and kind loving Savior appeared.  Jesus Christ saved us not because of any good deed that we had done, but out of his mercy.  God washed and regenerated us with the renewal of the Holy Spirit who was poured out on us through Jesus Christ, our Savior.  Thus, we have been justified by grace and have become hopeful heirs to eternal life.  Paul insisted that Titus speak about these things, so that those who believe in God would do good deeds.  Do you do good deeds?

January 30, 2022

Fundamental doctrine (chapter 2)

Paul explained to Titus that the grace of God had brought salvation to all people.  We are now trained to renounce irreligion and worldly passions.  Instead, we are to live sober, upright, and godly lives at the present time.  We wait in blessed hope for the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.  He redeemed us from our sins.  Thus, he has now purified a new people who are zealous for good deeds.  Paul wanted Titus to declare these things to the people of Crete with authority, so that he should not be belittled.  Do you believe that God’s grace has brought salvation to all people?

January 30, 2022

Slaves (chapter 2)

Paul said that slaves should be submissive to their master owners.  They should satisfy their owners in every respect and not talk back.  Slaves were not to steal from their masters.  They should be faithful to their masters, so that they would be an ornament to the doctrine of our saving God.  Should slaves submit to their masters?

January 30, 2022

Christian living instructions for all ages (chapter 2)

Paul reminded Titus that he should teach sound doctrine.  He wanted the presbyter elders to be temperate, serious, sensible, with a sound faith, love, and steadfastness.  Meanwhile, the female elders should also be reverent, but not slanderers or drunkards.  They were to teach and train the young women to love their husbands and children.  The young women were to be sensible, chaste, kind, and submissive to their husbands, while the young men should also exercise self-control.  How the old and young men and women in your Christian community act?

January 29, 2022

False teachers (chapter 1)

Paul said that there were many rebellious people among the circumcised group.  They were insubordinate, vain talkers, and deceivers.  They had to be silenced since they were disturbing whole families with their false teachings.  Titus should remember that the people from Crete were liars, evil, and lazy gluttons.  The testimony of this ancient Greek poet was true.  Thus, Titus should rebuke these Cretans to make sure that they are sound in their faith.  Titus was not to pay attention to Jewish myths and other false human commands.  Then Paul explained that to the pure all things are pure.  However, to the corrupt unbelievers, nothing is pure.  These false teachers pretend to know God, but they deny him by their actions.  Are you consistent in your teaching and behavior?

January 29, 2022

Christian leadership qualities (chapter 1)

Paul had left Titus in Crete to appoint blameless presbyters in every town on the island of Crete.  These men should be married only once and have believing children who are not insubordinate.  The bishops must also be blameless.  They should not be arrogant, quick-tempered, drunkards, violent, or greedy.  However, they should be hospitable, good, upright, holy, and self-controlled.  They must also have a firm grasp of the faithful word, so that they can teach sound doctrine and confront others.  What do you think about the conduct of bishops and priests?