All presumption of human merits, which have not the grace of Jesus Christ for their principle, is here completely confounded; and the whole glory of our salvation is justly attributed to the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ. A new birth, new creature, new spirit. The effusion of the water upon the body in baptism, is a figure of the salutary effusion of the holy Spirit in the soul to renew it, and to make it a child of God.
Verse 6. _WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY_] ου εξεχεεν. _Which_ _he poured out_ on us, as the water was poured out on them in baptism, to which there is here a manifest allusion; but as this was someti...
WHICH HE SHED ON US - Greek, “Which he poured out on us” - ἐξέχην exechēn; see the notes at Acts 2:17. The same Greek word is used there as here. It occurs also in the same sense in Acts 2:18,...
III. IN RELATION TO THE WORLD AND FALSE TEACHERS CHAPTER 3 _ 1. Instructions (Titus 3:1)_ 2. Warnings (Titus 3:9) 3. Directions (Titus 3:12)...
FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON CHRISTIAN CONDUCT. (_a_) TITUS 3:1 F. BEHAVIOUR TO THOSE OUTSIDE. In his relation with unbelievers the Christian must show (i) towards those in authority, obedience (1 Timothy 2...
For we too were once senseless, disobedient, misguided, slaves to all kinds of desires and pleasures, living in maliciousness and envy, detestable ourselves, and hating each other. But when the goodne...
THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN (Titus 3:1-2)...
SHED. Greek. _ekcheo_. See Acts 2:17; Acts 2:18; Acts 2:33. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_. App-6. "Pouring out" attributed to God, and the Spirit spoken of as if water. ON. App-101. ABUNDANTLY....
_which he shed on us abundantly_ More closely in R.V. WHICH HE POURED OUT UPON US RICHLY; the verb is the same, in the same tense, as in Acts 2:33, -he hath poured forth this"; the aorist there being...
WE HAVE NO REASON FOR PRIDE, BUT RATHER FOR THANKFULNESS...
ΟΥ̓͂ ἘΞΈΧΕΕΝ ἘΦʼ ἩΜΑ͂Σ ΠΛΟΥΣΊΩΣ, _which_, sc. the Holy Spirit, _He_, sc. God the Father, the subject of the whole sentence, _poured out upon us richly_. By the ordinary rules of attraction, οὖ is att...
ΈΞΈΧΕΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΈΧΩ 1 (G1632) изливать, ΠΛΟΥΣΊΩΣ (G4146) _adv._, богато.7. ΔΙΚΑΙΩΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΔΙΚΑΙΌΩ (G1344) объявлять праведным, оправдывать (Romans 2:13;...
DISCOURSE: 2264 THE WORK OF THE TRINITY IN REDEMPTION Titus 3:4. After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but accordin...
WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY, &C.— "Even by that Spirit which he poured out upon us richly and abundantly, in his various gifts and graces, by Jesus Christ our Saviour, by virtue of whose intercessi...
THE MOTIVE FOR PROPER CONDUCT Titus 3:3-7 _TEXT 3:3-7_ 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one anoth...
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; —Literally poured out in abundance. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out. And when the day of Pentecost was fully com...
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; WHICH - the Holy Spirit. HE SHED, [ execheen (G1632)] - 'poured out:' not merely gave (Acts 2:17; Acts 2:33): not only o...
14 The ransom of Christ has a present power. Lawlessness is that basic conception of sin in which it is viewed as a departure from the normal and natural course of things. The ransom Of Christ will ev...
THE SUBSTANCE AND MANNER OF THE TEACHING TO BE GIVEN. FAREWELL 1-15. 'Remind the Cretans to be loyal citizens, good neighbours. As, through no merit of ours, God won us to Himself, so we must live go...
WHICH HE SHED ON US] When? At Pentecost, or, generally, to each individual? Probably both meanings should be included....
God has ‘poured out’ his Holy Spirit on all true Christians. This started in Jerusalem on the day of *Pentecost (Acts 2). God’s gifts are always generous. God has a rich supply of gifts for us from th...
A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 3 THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN V1 Remind the people about these things. The people should let the government and the rulers h...
WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. — In other words, _which_ — namely, the Holy Ghost — _the Father poured abundantly on us through Jesus Christ cur Saviour._ The argumen...
CHAPTER 25 THE CO-OPERATION OF THE DIVINE PERSONS IN EFFECTING THE NEW BIRTH-THE LAVER OF REGENERATION. - Titus 3:4 FOR the second time in this short letter we have one of those statements of doctrin...
οὗ ἐξέχεεν : Joel 3:1 (Joel 2:28) is the passage alluded to. _Cf._ in addition to reff. given above, Acts 10:45; Romans 5:5;...
Cretans who hear this epistle need not feel hurt as though I were thinking of them with exceptional severity. We were such ourselves until we came to know the love of God, unmerited and saving and san...
MAKING RETURN TO GOD'S LOVING-KINDNESS Titus 3:1 Throughout this Epistle, the Apostle insists on good works. See Titus 2:7; Titus 2:14; Titus 3:8;...
The final section of the epistle has to do with the Church and the State, dealing with the duty of the Church, arguments impelling to the fulfilment of duty, and the method of realization. The duty of...
SAVED BY GOD'S MERCY Yet, God was gently disposed toward all mankind. He initiated efforts to save man by sending the Savior to earth. Though man may do a multitude of good deeds, he cannot earn salva...
(4) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, (5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regener...
The epistle to Titus has much in common with those to Timothy, as all must observe; not only as being addressed to a fellow-servant, and indeed a son in the faith, but in general similarity of charact...
6._Which he shed, _(or, _whom he shed.) _In the Greek, the relative may apply either to the “washing” or to the “Spirit;” for both of the nouns — λουτρόν and Πνεῦμα — are neuter. It makes little diffe...
With respect to the conduct of Christians towards the world, grace has banished violence, and the spirit of rebellion and resistance which agitates the heart of those who believe hot, and which has it...
WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY,.... "Or richly"; either which love he shed abroad in the hearts of those whom he regenerated and renewed by his Spirit; or which water of regeneration, that is, grace,...
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; Ver. 6. _Which he shed_] Gr. εξεχεεν, Poured out (as it were by pail fulls) his Spirit (the best thing) upon all flesh (the basest thi...
_But after that the kindness_ Χρηστοτης, _the goodness, the benignity_, και φιλανθρωπια, _and philanthropy, love toward man, of God our Saviour, appeared_ Επεφανη, _was manifested_, or _shone forth_,...
WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, OUR SAVIOR;...
THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND ITS WONDERFUL POWER....
Though we are not of this world, as the blessed hope of Chapter 2:13 reminds us, yet while in it, our relationships toward it are to bear true Christian character. God has Himself constituted proper a...
ABUNDANTLY: _ Gr._ richly...
1-7 Spiritual privileges do not make void or weaken, but confirm civil duties. Mere good words and good meanings are not enough without good works. They were not to be quarrelsome, but to show meekne...
Which Holy Spirit, as well for the renewing of us, as for the collation of more common or extraordinary gifts, God poured out upon us ABUNDANTLY, THROUGH the merits and mediation of JESUS CHRIST OUR S...
Titus 3:6 whom G3739 out G1632 (G5656) on G1909 us G2248 abundantly G4146 through G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ...
Titus 3:6. WHICH, _i.e._ the Holy Ghost. SHED, or poured out (allusion to act of baptizing), including both Pentecost and all the subsequent effusion of the Spirit on the successive members of the C...
_What Titus is to teach on the duties of social life_ (Titus 3:1-2) _enforced by a long argument drawn from the change which Christians had them-selves experienced through grace_ (Titus 3:3-7) _Exhort...
WHICH (ου). Genitive case by attraction from ο (grammatical gender) to the case of πνευματος αγιου. We do not have grammatical gender (only natural) in English. Hence here we should say "whom," even...
SAVIOUR (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Titus 3:3 , TITUS 3:6 I. Up to a certain point, men of all schools of religious and philosophical thought are agreed, both as to the facts of the moral state of the world, and as to the nature of the...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,_ You see, they were a rough, wild, rebellious people in Crete, and Christ...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekne...
CONTENTS: Further instructions concerning pastoral work of a true minister. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Titus, Artemas, Tychicus, Zenas, Apollos. CONCLUSION: The ministers of Christ...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers._ See on Romans 13:1. Titus 3:5. _Not by works of righteousness which we have done._ Good works being strongly enforced here, we...
GOD POURED OUT. God showed that he would accept the Gentiles, by pouring out the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 10:44_ and note)._ Joel had predicted this (Acts 2:16-21). Every Christian has the Holy Spiri...
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 3:3 As in Titus 2:11, Paul explains how his encouragements to godly living (Titus 3:1) are based on the gospel. T
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 3:4. AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS.—The original word (χρηστότης) is a beautiful word for a beautiful grace, pervading and penetrating the whole nature, mellowing ther...
EXPOSITION TITUS 3:1 In _subjection _for _subject, _A.V.; _rulers _for _principalities. _A.V.; _to authorities _for _and powers, _A.V. and T.R.; _to be obedient _for _to obey magistrates, _A.V.; _un...
Ver. 6. Having named the Holy Spirit as the efficient author of the renovation accomplished in believers, the apostle goes on to indicate, in further proof of the lovingkindness and mercy of God in th...
But put them in mind to be subject to the principalities and powers, and to obey the magistrates, and to be ready to every good work (Titus 3:1), So here as in many other places, the Christian is exho...
Acts 10:45; Acts 2:33; Ephesians 3:8; Ephesians 4:2; Ezekiel 36:25;...
Shed [ε ξ ε χ ε ε ν]. Or poured forth. Only here in Pastorals. Most frequent in Revelation. The pouring out of the Spirit is an 0. T. metaphor. See Joel 3:1; Joel 3:2, cit. in Acts 2:17; Acts
That is, which Holy Spirit was in its gifts and graces plentifully poured forth upon us, and dwelleth in us, not essentially, but energetically, illuminating, guiding, strengthening, and confirming of...