The necessity of obedience to the civil powers, and of meek and gentle deportment towards all men, is to be diligently enforced, 1,2. The wretched state of man, previously to the advent of Christ, 3. The wonderful change which the grace of God makes, and the means which it uses to bring men to glory... [ Continue Reading ]
Put them in mind — This chapter begins with that which Titus is to teach the Christians concerning their behavior toward the governing powers.to be subject to — To put themselves into subjection to. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as suprem... [ Continue Reading ]
To speak evil of no man, —The Christian is never to utter anything which is know to be false about a man or to speak badly of him with the intent to do harm. This is especially the case concerning those in positions of authority, as per the context of this verse. to be no brawlers,— Christians are n... [ Continue Reading ]
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, —Without understanding-ignorant of God, his nature, his providence, and his grace.This is a reminder to examine self so that one does not become haughty or high minded when others stumble. disobedient, —This is disobedience to those in position of author... [ Continue Reading ]
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, —Christ came to this earth in order to demonstrate the love of God and to lead man toward heaven. God is our Savior in that He provided the means for us to escape the punishment for our sins. For this is the love of God, th... [ Continue Reading ]
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, — Man is not saved through his own good works. He cannot earn his way to heaven. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10):but according to his mercy he saved us, —Salvation is God’s free gift to man. For the wages of sin ... [ Continue Reading ]
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 come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a r... [ Continue Reading ]
That being justified — When God forgives sins, He treats them as if they never existed. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines justified -- pardoned and cleared from guilt; absolved or acquitted from guilt and merited punishment, and accepted as righteous on account of the merits of the Savior, or by the... [ Continue Reading ]
[This is] a faithful saying, —All these things that Paul has written are true. It is a message that can be trustedand these things I will that thou affirm constantly, —It was Paul’s desire that Titus teach these things and continue to teach them to others and that they in turn spread these truths. t... [ Continue Reading ]
But avoid foolish questions, —Foolish questions are unprofitable. It would be wasteful for a man to spend his time arguing just for the sake of disputation. and genealogies, —The Jews put great emphasis on the genealogies of men in order to establish the importance of individuals. They were clinging... [ Continue Reading ]
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; —This is the dogmatic person who has made his own belief the standard for truth. The factious man will divide the church if left unchecked. Notice that Paul instructs Titus to admonish this man two times in hope that he will rep... [ Continue Reading ]
Knowing that he that is such is subverted, —This person is poison and as such will only serve to poison others.and sinneth, —He is a rank sinner. He has repeatedly had the truth brought before him but he stubbornly refuses to accept it.being condemned of himself. —His condemnation is of his own maki... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul has planned to send Titus a replacement. When the replacement arrives Titus was to meet Paul in Nicopolis. When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, —Artemas is not mentioned anywhere else in the bible but the impression is that he is a companion of Paul, of whom Titus would be familiar... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, —Zenas was a lawyer in the sense that he was an expert in the Law of Moses. However this did not prevent him from being a follower of Christ. Apollos was a skilled orator from Alexandria who was taught the gospel more perfectly by Aquil... [ Continue Reading ]
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, —This is a reference to the Cretian disciples. They were to profess honest trades. It was important for the disciples to be self supporting and not be parasites to others. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that i... [ Continue Reading ]
All that are with me salute thee. — It is likely that Titus knew those that were with Paul; therefore it was not necessary to name them here at the close of this letter. This was a common greeting during the time of this epistle.Greet them that love us in the faith. — Titus is encouraged to extend t... [ Continue Reading ]