χρηστότης (G5544) доброта, благость (Galatians 5:22).
φιλανθρωπία (G5363) любовь к человечеству, любовь к людям, щедрость. Иногда человеколюбие считалось атрибутом Бога, а надписи свидетельствуют, что в эллинистическое время оно было одной из важнейших добродетелей, требовавшихся от правителей (Kelly; TLNT).
έπεφάνη aor. ind. act. от έπιφαίνω (G2014) являться. Часто относится к появлению на небе солнца или звезд (BAGD).
Verse 4. _BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD_] By χρηστοτης we may understand the _essential goodness_ of the Divine nature; that which is the _spring_ whence all kindness, mercy, and benefic...
BUT AFTER THAT - Greek, when - ὅτε hote The meaning is, that “when the love of God was manifested in the plan of salvation, he saved us from this state God appeared” after we had sinned in this way,...
III. IN RELATION TO THE WORLD AND FALSE TEACHERS CHAPTER 3 _ 1. Instructions (Titus 3:1)_ 2. Warnings (Titus 3:9) 3. Directions (Titus 3:12)...
FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON CHRISTIAN CONDUCT. (_a_) TITUS 3:1 F. BEHAVIOUR TO THOSE OUTSIDE. In his relation with unbelievers the Christian must show (i) towards those in authority, obedience (1 Timothy 2...
THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN (Titus 3:1-2)...
For we too were once senseless, disobedient, misguided, slaves to all kinds of desires and pleasures, living in maliciousness and envy, detestable ourselves, and hating each other. But when the goodne...
AFTER THAT. when. KINDNESS. App-184. LOVE... TOWARD MAN. Greek. _philanthropia_. Only here and Act 58:2. The adverb in Acts 27:3. GOD. See App-98. SAVIOUR. See Titus 1:3. APPEARED. See App-106....
The contrast is striking; God hated the sinners" sins, and the sinners hated one another, but God loved all the sinners through it all, and at the right time let His -loving kindness" -appear." Render...
ὍΤΕ ΔῈ Ἡ ΧΡΗΣΤΌΤΗΣ ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΦΙΛΑΝΘΡΩΠΊΑ ἘΠΕΦΆΝΗ ΤΟΥ͂ ΣΩΤΗ͂ΡΟΣ ἩΜΩ͂Ν ΘΕΟΥ͂. _But when the kindness of our Saviour God and His love toward man appeared_, sc. at the Advent of Christ (cp. John 3:16). Thus T...
WE HAVE NO REASON FOR PRIDE, BUT RATHER FOR THANKFULNESS...
DISCOURSE: 2264 THE WORK OF THE TRINITY IN REDEMPTION Titus 3:4. After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but accordin...
GOD OUR SAVIOUR— It is observable, that God _the Father_ is here called _our Saviour;_ to intimate that it was his paternal love to us, which engaged him to appoint his Son to redeem us, and to perfor...
THE MOTIVE FOR PROPER CONDUCT Titus 3:3-7 _TEXT 3:3-7_ 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one anoth...
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...
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, How little reason the Cretian Christians had to be proud of themselves, and despise others (notes, Titus 3:2). It is to th...
14 The ransom of Christ has a present power. Lawlessness is that basic conception of sin in which it is viewed as a departure from the normal and natural course of things. The ransom Of Christ will ev...
3:4 man (a-8) Lit. 'philanthropy.'...
THE SUBSTANCE AND MANNER OF THE TEACHING TO BE GIVEN. FAREWELL 1-15. 'Remind the Cretans to be loyal citizens, good neighbours. As, through no merit of ours, God won us to Himself, so we must live go...
A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 3 THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN V1 Remind the people about these things. The people should let the government and the rulers h...
BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR TOWARD MAN APPEARED. — Another thought now wells up in the Apostle’s mind. We of ourselves should never have become changed men, had not the kin...
CHAPTER 25 THE CO-OPERATION OF THE DIVINE PERSONS IN EFFECTING THE NEW BIRTH-THE LAVER OF REGENERATION. - Titus 3:4 FOR the second time in this short letter we have one of those statements of doctrin...
χρηστότης καὶ φιλανθρωπία : (_benignitas … humanitas_) is a constant combination in Greek. See many examples supplied by Field. Here it expresses the notion of John 3:16, οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν...
Cretans who hear this epistle need not feel hurt as though I were thinking of them with exceptional severity. We were such ourselves until we came to know the love of God, unmerited and saving and san...
MAKING RETURN TO GOD'S LOVING-KINDNESS Titus 3:1 Throughout this Epistle, the Apostle insists on good works. See Titus 2:7; Titus 2:14; Titus 3:8;...
The final section of the epistle has to do with the Church and the State, dealing with the duty of the Church, arguments impelling to the fulfilment of duty, and the method of realization. The duty of...
SAVED BY GOD'S MERCY Yet, God was gently disposed toward all mankind. He initiated efforts to save man by sending the Savior to earth. Though man may do a multitude of good deeds, he cannot earn salva...
_The goodness and kindness. Literally, humanity of our Saviour. By humanity [1] some expound Christ's appearing in his human nature, but by the Greek is meant the love of God towards mankind. (Witham)...
(4) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, (5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regener...
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...
_THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE_ ‘The kindness of God our Saviour, and His love toward man,’ Titus 3:4 (R.V.) The message of Christmas affects each of us in different ways at different times, for it deeply...
Either the principal clause in this sentence is, that “God hath saved us by his mercy,” or the language is elliptical. Thus it will be proper to supply, that they were changed for the better, and beca...
With respect to the conduct of Christians towards the world, grace has banished violence, and the spirit of rebellion and resistance which agitates the heart of those who believe hot, and which has it...
BUT AFTER THAT,.... After all this series and course of wickedness; notwithstanding all this foolishness, disobedience, deception, bondage to sin, envy, malice, and malignity; or "when" all this was,...
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Ver. 4. _Kindness and love_] His native good ness, and his communicated goodness to us, not yet existing, nay, resisting....
_But after that the kindness_ Χρηστοτης, _the goodness, the benignity_, και φιλανθρωπια, _and philanthropy, love toward man, of God our Saviour, appeared_ Επεφανη, _was manifested_, or _shone forth_,...
APPEARED; in the gift of his Son, the preaching of the gospel, and the operations of the Spirit....
THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND ITS WONDERFUL POWER....
But after that the kindness and love of God, our Savior, toward man appeared,...
Though we are not of this world, as the blessed hope of Chapter 2:13 reminds us, yet while in it, our relationships toward it are to bear true Christian character. God has Himself constituted proper a...
LOVE: Or, pity...
1-7 Spiritual privileges do not make void or weaken, but confirm civil duties. Mere good words and good meanings are not enough without good works. They were not to be quarrelsome, but to show meekne...
OLBGrk; KINDNESS; crhstoths the word signifies one's easiness to do good to another; that native goodness that is in God, rendering him inclinable to love, and prone to do good unto the sons of men....
Titus 3:4 But G1161 when G3753 kindness G5544 and G2532 love G5363 God G2316 our G2257 Savior G4990 man...
Titus 3:4. Two very human words are selected to describe God's grace in its manifestation, because Paul is enforcing kindness among men. God set the example of benevolence and philanthropy. Read ‘love...
_What Titus is to teach on the duties of social life_ (Titus 3:1-2) _enforced by a long argument drawn from the change which Christians had them-selves experienced through grace_ (Titus 3:3-7) _Exhort...
THE KINDNESS (η χρηστοτης). See Romans 2:4 for this very word used of God as here.HIS LOVE TOWARD MAN (η φιλανθρωπια). "The philanthrophy of God our Saviour." Old word from φιλανθρωπος, for love...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,_ You see, they were a rough, wild, rebellious people in Crete, and Christ...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekne...
CONTENTS: Further instructions concerning pastoral work of a true minister. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Titus, Artemas, Tychicus, Zenas, Apollos. CONCLUSION: The ministers of Christ...
Titus 3:1. _Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers._ See on Romans 13:1. Titus 3:5. _Not by works of righteousness which we have done._ Good works being strongly enforced here, we...
BUT WHEN. "The only reason any of us are different _now,_ is that God our Savior _acted in Christ_ to set us free!...
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 3:3 As in Titus 2:11, Paul explains how his encouragements to godly living (Titus 3:1) are based on the gospel. T
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 3:4 GOODNESS AND LOVING KINDNESS stand in stark contrast to the description of lost humanity in v. Titus 3:3....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 3:4. AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS.—The original word (χρηστότης) is a beautiful word for a beautiful grace, pervading and penetrating the whole nature, mellowing ther...
EXPOSITION TITUS 3:1 In _subjection _for _subject, _A.V.; _rulers _for _principalities. _A.V.; _to authorities _for _and powers, _A.V. and T.R.; _to be obedient _for _to obey magistrates, _A.V.; _un...
Ver. 4. _But when the kindness and the love toward man of our Saviour God was manifested:_ it might almost be put _kindness_ _and philanthropy_, for our _philanthropy_ is but the English form of the o...
But put them in mind to be subject to the principalities and powers, and to obey the magistrates, and to be ready to every good work (Titus 3:1), So here as in many other places, the Christian is exho...
1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:10; 2 Timothy 1:10;...
Kindness [χ ρ η σ τ ο τ η ς]. Only here in Pastorals. Elsewhere only in Paul. See on Romans 3:12, and on easy, Matthew 11:30. Love [φ ι λ α ν θ ρ ω π ι α]. Love is too vague. It is love toward men; co...
When the love of God appeared — By the light of his Spirit to our inmost soul....
As if our apostle had said, though in our heathenish and unconverted state we were as bad and vile as any, yet no sooner did the loving-kindness of God to fallen man appear, by the illumination of the...