Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Titus 1:9
As he hath been taught — Perhaps it might be more literally rendered, according to the teaching, or doctrine, of the apostles; alluding to Acts 2:42.
As he hath been taught — Perhaps it might be more literally rendered, according to the teaching, or doctrine, of the apostles; alluding to Acts 2:42.
TITUS 1:9 evle,gcein After evle,gcein a trilingual manuscript of the thirteenth century (no. 460, Greek with Latin and Arabic versions) adds Mh. ceirotonei/n diga,mouj mhde. diako,nouj auvtou.j poiei...
Verse 9. _HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD_] Conscientiously retaining, and zealously maintaining, the true Christian doctrine, κατα την διδαχην, _according to the instructions_, or according to the _in...
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD - That is, the true doctrines of the gospel. This means that he is to hold this fast, in opposition to one who would wrest it away, and in opposition to all false teache...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The salutation (Titus 1:1)_ 2. Instructions concerning elders (Titus 1:5) 3. Warnings against false teachers (Titus 1:10)...
THE APPOINTMENT OF ELDERS. Paul renews in writing instructions delivered orally to Titus during his recent visit to Crete. As in Asia (1 Timothy 3:1 ff.), the safeguard against error is a wisely const...
THE MAINSPRINGS OF APOSTLESHIP (Titus 1:1-4)...
Rather he must be hospitable, a lover of all good things and all good people, prudent, just, pious, self-controlled, with a strong grip on the truly reliable message which Christian teaching gave to h...
HOLDING FAST, Greek. _antechomai_, Elsewhere, Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:11. AS. TAUGHT. according to (App-104.) the teaching (_didache_, occurs thirty times, always "doctrine" excep
_holding fast the faithful word_ Or, THE FAITHFUL SAYING, keeping the connexion with the technical phrase of these Epistles, 1 Timothy 1:15. -Though no one "faithful saying" is quoted, yet it may be u...
ἈΝΤΕΧΌΜΕΝΟΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΚΑΤᾺ ΤῊΝ ΔΙΔΑΧῊΝ ΠΙΣΤΟΥ͂ ΛΌΓΟΥ, _holding by the faithful word which is according to the doctrine_. ἀντέχεοθαι is a difficult word; it is used of “holding to” one of two masters in Mat...
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ἐπίσκοπος...
ΆΝΤΕΧΌΜΕΝΟΝ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΑΝΤΈΧΩ (G472) придерживаться, крепко держать. Предложное сочетание имеет легкий оттенок удержания чего-л. в противодействии враждебным силам. Предполагается у...
I. THE CARE OF THE CHURCH 1:5-16 1.THE SELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ELDERS Titus 1:5-9 _TEXT 1:5-9_ 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wa...
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, —He is not only to be well educated in God’s word, but he is to cling to that word. It is not enough that he is able to quote scriptures but he i...
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. HOLDING FAST - firmly to (cf. Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13). T...
1 Paul writes this letter in the character of a slave. This shows that the epistle deals with service. He adds the title apostle, to give weight to his injunctions. 2 Eonian life, usually called "eve...
1:9 refute (g-23) _ Elenko_ , as ch. 2.15, 'rebuke,' see Note, John 3:20 ....
GREETING. DIRECTIONS FOR ORGANISING THE CRETAN CHURCH 1-16. 'Paul an Apostle, to Titus his own son in the faith. In appointing elders in the towns of Crete, see to their character, and be sure that t...
AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT] RV (which is lit.) 'according to the teaching'; i.e. the teaching which he has received, perhaps referring to a gradually forming statement of the essentials of the faith, such...
A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ ABOUT THIS LETTER WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TITUS Titus was a *Gentile Christian (Galatians 2:3). Titus had probably become a Christi...
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT. — More literally, _according to the teaching;_ but the English version gives the sense clearly and exactly. The elder must, St. Paul says, hold f...
ἀντεχόμενον : _holding firmly to_. ἀντέχομαι is stronger than ἔχειν, as used in a similar connexion, 1 Timothy 1:19, etc., etc. The R.V. _holding to_ correctly suggests the notion of withstanding oppo...
As I left you in Crete to carry out completely the arrangements for the organisation of the Church there, which I set before you in detail, let me remind you of the necessary qualifications of presbyt...
APPOINT FIT MEN OVER THE CHURCHES Titus 1:1 God's elect are known by their faith, and wherever they hear the voice of truth, which makes for godliness, they recognize and acknowledge it. They are als...
Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. From the letter we learn that he was a convert of the apostle. Moreover, we know that he was a Greek. This letter reached him while he was in Crete,...
HOLDING FAST THE TRUTH Elders will cling to the truth, even in the face of strong opposition (Titus 1:9). They are ministers of the word, as the words "able to teach" would indicate (1 Timothy 3:2). O...
(8) Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, (9) that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. (8) The third admonition: the pastor must hold fast...
(4) To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (5) В¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest s...
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...
9._Holding fast the faithful word _This is the chief gift in a bishop, who is elected principally for the sake of teaching; for the Church cannot be governed in any other way than by the word. “The fa...
The Epistle to Titus is occupied with the maintenance of order in the churches of God. The especial object of those written to Timothy as the maintenance of sound doctrine, although speaking of other...
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD,.... The doctrine of the Gospel, so called because it is true, and to be believed; it is the word of truth, and truth itself, and contains nothing but truth; and because...
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. Ver. 9. _Holding fast, &c._] αντεχομενον. As with tooth and...
_If any be blameless_ As to his conduct, shunning the appearance of evil, and walking in all the ordinances and commandments of God; _the husband of one wife_ See on 1 Timothy 3:2; _having faithful_,...
A BISHOP MUST BE BLAMELESS; 1 TIMOTHY 3:2-7....
A blameless character, soundness in the faith, and ability to maintain and defend it, are essential requisites in ministers of the gospel; and without these none should be introduced into the sacred o...
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CHRISTIAN PASTORS....
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT, THAT HE MAY BE ABLE BY SOUND DOCTRINE BOTH TO EXHORT AND TO CONVINCE THE GAINSAYERS. See 1 Timothy 3:1. The Lord of the Church wants all things t...
Paul writes both as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, so that in the epistle considerate care is mingled with firm authority. His basis of writing is, first, the faith of God's elect; t...
AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT: Or, in teaching...
5-9 The character and qualification of pastors, here called elders and bishops, agree with what the apostle wrote to Timothy. Being such bishops and overseers of the flock, to be examples to them, an...
HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD, AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT; no airy, uncertain man, that is of that opinion which his company is of, or his age favours, but holding steady the word of faith, as he hath le...
Origen Against Celsus Book III It is manifest, further, that amongst the characteristic qualifications of those who are termed "bishops," Paul, in describing what kind of man the bishop ought to be,...
Titus 1:9 fast G472 (G5740) faithful G4103 word G3056 as G2596 taught G1322 that G2443 be G5600 ...
Titus 1:9. So far of character: now of doctrine. The elder is to be one who (12) HOLDS FAST BY THE WORD, or doctrine, ‘which agrees with the teaching' of the apostles, as a word worthy of credit (so ‘...
HOLDING TO (αντεχομενον). Present middle participle of αντεχω, old verb, to hold back, in middle to hold oneself face to face with, to cling to, as in 1 Thessalonians 5:14.THE FAITHFUL WORD (του π...
While reading this chapter, we must understand that Titus was sent to Crete, to superintend the preaching of the gospel throughout that island. Crete was at that time inhabited by a people who were on...
CONTENTS: Divine order for local churches. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus. CONCLUSION: Divine faith rests not on fallible reasonings and opinions of men, but on the infallible Word of God, the...
Titus 1:1. _Paul, a servant of God,_ and not a servant of Moses. This style is much the same as in 2 Timothy 1:1, respecting the promise of eternal life. This promise is _according to the faith of God...
HE MOST HOLD FIRMLY. Strong in the TRUTH, able to teach the doctrine and show the error of opponents....
_Yet __A_ _BISHOP_ _MUST_ _BE_ _BLAMELESS_ An ideal bishop I will try in five words to set before you the ideal of a bishop: humility, self-sacrifice, simplicity of heart, undaunted courage, moral f...
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:9 ABLE TO GIVE INSTRUCTION. A pastor or elder must have the ability to teach. This includes both teaching what is right and correcting error. The reason for this emphasis is clea...
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:5 The Occasion: The Need for Proper Leadership. Paul reminds Titus of the directions for ministry he had left with him. A “virtue list” shows the sort of leadership needed for th...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 1:5. THAT THOU SHOULDEST SET IN ORDER.—St. Paul means that Titus should completely set right, upon a thorough basis, all the affairs of the Cretan Church. It is...
EXPOSITION TITUS 1:1 _Knowledge _for _acknowledging, _A.V.; _according to _for _after, _A.V. A SERVANT OF GOD (δοῦλος Θεοῦ); so in the superscriptions: Romans 1:1;...
Ver. 9. Then follows at the close what more especially pertained to the teaching function of his office: _holding fast the faithful word according to the teaching, in order that he may be able with th...
Not much is known about Titus. Paul makes slight references to him in the Corinthian epistles. Outside of that we know very little about Titus, except what we can pick up in the book. Evidently he was...
1 Corinthians 14:24; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Timothy 1:10; 1 Timothy 1:15;...
Holding fast [α ν τ ε χ ο μ ε ν ο ν]. Only here in Pastorals. In Paul, 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (note). The faithful word [τ ο υ π ι σ τ ο υ λ ο γ ο υ]. The trustworthy, reliable word. Comp. 1 Timothy 1:...
THE EPISTLE TO TITUS Titus 1:1 _and Titus 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking "admonitions which will be found most helpful to us. Titus was a yo...