Paul ended his letters with a greeting. It helped to unite Christians. Many people worked with Paul and they prayed for the churches. That must have encouraged the people in the churches. This letter had just a short greeting. Paul did not say who was with him.

Paul wanted all the Christians in Crete to receive God’s *grace and kindness.

Roman ~ people who lived in or who came from the city called Rome; that which belonged to Rome. Rome was a powerful city at that time. It had a strong army. The Romans ruled many countries. Those countries had to obey Roman law and pay Roman taxes.
Saviour ~ Jesus, the person who saves us; the one who rescues; someone who will bring us back to God from the bad things that we have done; someone who saves us from the bad things that other people have done to us.
sin ~ (1) to do wrong against God or against other people; (2) the evil things that are in us.
spiritual ~ belongs to the spirit rather than physical things; belongs to God’s Spirit or to heaven.
righteous ~ to do what is right and good; people that God sees as pure and not his enemies.
grace ~ a gift from God that we do not deserve; we cannot earn it; what God gives because he is generous and kind; the help and protection that God gives.
Lord ~ the name for God or Jesus in the Bible; it means that he is above all other things; a name that we use for Jesus; we use it when we obey him.
Saviour ~ Jesus, the person who saves us; the one who rescues; someone who will bring us back to God from the bad things that we have done; someone who saves us from the bad things that other people have done to us.
baptism ~ when they put a person into water to show that he or she belongs to Jesus Christ.
baptism ~ when they put a person into water to show that he or she belongs to Jesus Christ.
Pentecost ~ a special day for the Jews 50 days after Easter.
Jews ~ people in the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
sinful ~ evil and wrong.
Jews ~ people in the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.
Jewish ~ anything to do with a Jew.
Jews ~ people in the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children.'Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible; the holy things that the writers wrote before Christ’s birth.
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