Verse 13. _LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE_] Expecting the grand object of our hope, _eternal life_. See Titus 1:2. This is what the Gospel teaches us to expect, and what the grace of God prepares the h...
LOOKING FOR - Expecting; waiting for. That is, in the faithful performance of our duties to ourselves, to our fellow-creatures, and to God, we are patiently to wait for the coming of our Lord. * We...
II. THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Adorning the doctrine of our Saviour-God (Titus 2:1)_ 2. The grace of God and its work (Titus 2:11) Titus 2:1 “But speak thou the things which...
(_b_) TITUS 2:11. ITS DOCTRINAL BASIS. The transformed lives thus required from different groups are rendered possible by God's own grace, revealed in the Incarnation. This, for _all_ men (1 Timothy 2...
For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared, schooling us to renounce godlessness and worldly desires for forbidden things, and to live in this world prudently, justly and re...
THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER (Titus 2:1-10) (1) The Senior Men (Titus 2:1-2)...
LOOKING FOR. See Luke 19:36. THAT. the. BLESSED. See 1 Timothy 1:11. HOPE. APPEARING. Figure of speech _Hendiadys_. App-6. HOPE. Compare Titus 1:2;...
The sphere of the Apostolate to claim all Life for God, through His Grace, and for His Glory 11 14. The first of the two Evangelical outbursts of that -spring of living water" in St Paul's own heart w...
_looking for that blessed hope_ THE BLESSED HOPE, cf. Romans 8:24, where it is both the hope and the object of the hope; Colossians 1:5, - "for the hope," i.e. looking to the hope _which is stored up_...
DOCTRINAL GROUND OF THE PRECEDING EXHORTATIONS...
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂ ἸΗΣΟΥ͂. This order is supported by א*G g and the Bohairic version, a strong combination; but the rec. reading (adopted by the R.V. and placed in the margin by WH) has, seemingly, the weight o...
ΠΡΟΣΔΕΧΌΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΠΡΟΣΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G4327) ожидать, ждать с нетерпением, ΜΑΚΑΡΊΑΝ _асс. от_ ΜΑΚΌΡΙΟΣ (G3107) блаженный, счастливый, ΈΠΙΦΆΝΕΙΑ (G2015) явление (2 Thessalonians 2:...
DISCOURSE: 2263 THE GOSPEL PRODUCTIVE OF HOLINESS Titus 2:11. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live...
AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING— _Even the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour._ We may observe, in support of this version, which is perfectly agreeable to the original, that we never read in...
THE MOTIVES FOR CONDUCT Titus 2:11-15 _TEXT 2:11-15_ 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts...
Looking for that blessed hope, —This blessed hope is the driving force behind the God fearing Christian. and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;—By living the type of...
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Philippians 3:20). LOOKING FOR - with constant expectation [prosdechomenoi], "waiting for" ...
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...
THE BLESSED HOPE is 'the appearing.' The apostolic age cannot be understood without constantly keeping in mind that the Christians expected Christ's return in glory within their generation. GLORIOUS A...
VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND DOCTRINE 1-15. 'In giving sound doctrine, to offset false teaching, put the first emphasis on the need of character, because Christ is our reward, and very...
Christians should always think about the future. One day, Jesus will return to this world (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 2 Peter 3:10-13). It is like waiting for a royal visit. In the past God...
A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 WHAT TITUS HAD TO TEACH V1 But you, Titus, must teach the things that are true. V2 Teach the older men that they sho...
LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE, AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING. — The Greek should here be rendered, _looking for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory._ And that holy life, just urged on the bel...
CHAPTER 23 HOPE AS A MOTIVE POWER-THE PRESENT HOPES OF CHRISTIANS. - Titus 2:11 THERE are not many passages in the Pastoral Epistles which treat so plainly as this does of doctrine. As a rule St. Pau...
προσδεχόμενοι κ. τ. λ., as already stated, describes the glad expectancy which is the ruling and prevailing thought in the lives of men looking for their Lord's return (Luke 12:36), προσδεχόμενοι τὸ ἔ...
The justification of this insistence on the universal necessity for right conduct is the all-embracing scope of the saving grace of God, which has visibly appeared as a call to repentance, a help to a...
HOW WE MAY “ADORN THE DOCTRINE” Titus 2:9 The servants addressed in this tender and priceless paragraph were household slaves, employed in the most menial drudgery, but they were taught that even the...
The apostle then proceeded to show what the behavior of aged men, aged women, and young men in the Church should be. In connection with the behavior of bond-servants Paul employed what is perhaps the...
LOOKING FOR THE LORD The Christian can change his style of living because he has changed his focus. Instead of focusing on the here and now, he is expectantly awaiting the return of the Savior (Titus...
(e) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (e) Christ is here most plainly called that mighty God, and his appearance and coming is c...
Waiting for the blessed hope; for the happiness of the blessed in heaven, promised and hoped for. --- And coming of the glory of the great God, [5] and our Saviour Jesus Christ. The title of great God...
(11) В¶ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, (12) Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this pre...
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...
_A COMPENDIUM OF THE GOSPEL_ ‘For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us … and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.’ Titus 2:11 This...
_THAT BLESSED HOPE_ ‘Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.’ Titus 2:13 I fear that this great truth—the coming again of the Lord—is...
13_Looking for that blessed hope _From the hope of future immortality he draws an exhortation, and indeed, if that hope be deeply seated in our mind, it is impossible that it should not lead us to dev...
"Sound doctrine" takes account of all this, and, in its warnings and exhortations, maintains all these proprieties. This is the instruction which the apostle here gives to Titus, with regard to aged m...
LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE,.... Not the grace of hope; though that being a good hope through grace, and a hope of blessedness, may be called a blessed hope; yet this the saints have already implant...
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Ver. 13. _Looking for_] As with necks stretched out, or head put forth, αποκαραδοκια, Romans 8...
_Looking_ With eager desire and lively expectation; _for the blessed hope_ That is, for the blessedness for which we hope; the grace of hope being here put for the object of it, future and eternal fel...
THE GLORIOUS APPEARING; at his second coming in glory to judge the world....
THE GRACE OF SALVATION AND ITS SANCTIFYING POWER....
LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF THE GREAT GOD AND OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,...
In contrast to the vanity of others, as in the previous verses, Titus has pressed upon him his personal responsibility: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine." "Sound" has the force o...
11-15 The doctrine of grace and salvation by the gospel, is for all ranks and conditions of men. It teaches to forsake sin; to have no more to do with it. An earthly, sensual conversation suits not a...
OLBGrk; LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE; the object or end of our hope, the salvation of our souls, GALATIANS 5:5 COLOSSIANS 1:5. AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF THE GREAT GOD AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST...
Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments in order that, maintaining in faith what is written, and anticipating the things that are to be, thou mayest keep thyself void of offence both toward Go...
Titus 2:13 looking G4327 (G5740) blessed G3107 hope G1680 and G2532 glorious G1391 appearing G2015 our G2257 great...
Titus 2:13. The Christian's duty during this present life (world in Titus 2:12 = age or epoch of the world), does not exclude but include a reference to that which is to come. The Christian's hope is...
LOOKING FOR (προσδεχομενο). Present middle participle of προσδεχομα, old verb, the one used of Simeon (Luke 2:25) and others (Luke 2:38) who were looking for the Messiah.THE BLESSED HOPE AND APPEAR...
SAVIOUR (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Titus 2:13 We have here for our consideration three points embodied in these words. The grace of God has appeared, the glory of God is to appear; the appearance of the glory is a blessed hope; the di...
Titus 2:6. _Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded._ They are full of spirits, they are very sanguine, they are apt to be carried away with novelties; exhort them to have that which is thought...
Titus 2:1. _But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:_ There are certain things which are suitable to go with sound doctrine; they are meet and fit and appropriate thereto. Titus 2:2. _...
CONTENTS: Pastoral work of a true minister. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Titus. CONCLUSION: The ministers of Christ should discharge their duties with faithfulness, being careful to teach only such trut...
Titus 2:1. _But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine._ Just the reverse of those men of tongue, reciting fables, instead of giving the fair illustration of truth, which “when unadorned is...
AS WE WAIT. [EPIPHANEIAN = appearance, coming = the blessed Day.] As _citizens of heaven,_ our BLESSED HOPE is the Coming of Christ and our CHANGE, in which He will take us HOME!!! See Philippians 3:2...
_The __GRACE_ _OF_ _GOD_ _THAT_ _BRINGETH_ _SALVATION_ The gospel I. What is here said of its nature. 1. The name. “The grace of God.” 2. The subject “Bringing salvation.” 3. The manifestation. “...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 2:11. HATH APPEARED.—In an epiphany. The Sun of Righteousness with health in His beams had chased away the “hidden things of darkness.” Like the sun’s light, th...
EXPOSITION TITUS 2:1 _Befit _for _become, _A.V.; _the sound _for _sound, _A.V. BUT SPEAK THOU, etc. The apostle now brings out, in full couldst with the vain talk of the heretical teachers, the solid...
Ver. 13. _Looking for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ._ This statement, expressing the attitude of believers with reference to the future,...
Vers. 11-14. Taking occasion from what he had just said of the connection between the conduct of Christians and the doctrine they professed to have received, and the connection of both with the glory...
But he said to Titus, speak the things which become sound doctrine (Titus 2:1): Again, the emphasis and the exhortation is that of sound doctrine. Now, teach that the aged men (Titus 2:2), And this...
1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 John 3:2; 1 John 3:3; 1 John 4:14; 1 Peter 1:3;...
Looking for [π ρ ο σ δ ε χ ο μ ε ν ο ι]. In Pastorals only here. Comp. Mark 14:43; Luke 2:25; Luke 12:36. In this sense not in Paul. Primarily, to receive to one's self, admit, accept. So...
GRACE TEACHING HOW TO LIVE Titus 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Titus is one of the most practical in its message, of any of the Epistles. It is GRACE TEACHING US HOW TO LIVE. Titus 1:1; Titus...
THE BLESSED HOPE Titus 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Second Coming of Christ remains unto this hour as the Blessed Hope. It is the lamp that shineth in a dark place until the day dawns, and the daystar...
Looking — With eager desire. For that glorious appearing — Which we hope for. Of the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ — So that, if there be (according to the Arian scheme) a great God and a l...
Observe here, 1. The character given of that reward which the gospel promises to them that live soberly, righteously, and godlily, in this present world; this is described, 1. By its futurity, it is...