Titus 3:3

Past Sinful Lives

Those who were Christians at the time of Paul's writing were once involved in all sorts of sin (Titus 3:3). They were without spiritual understanding (foolish; 1 Timothy 6:9). Being disobedient toward God, they were led astray (2 Corinthians 11:3). They became enslaved to the passions and pleasures of a fleshly existence (Luke 8:14; 2 Timothy 2:22). All of their time was spent in harboring ill will toward others (Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; 1 Peter 2:1). Like many in the world, they had resented the good that they saw in the lives of others (Matthew 27:18; Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 1 Timothy 6:3-5). Others hated them because of their actions and they hated others in return.