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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...
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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,...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN (Titus 3:1-2)...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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WE HAVE NO REASON FOR PRIDE, BUT RATHER FOR THANKFULNESS...
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ΧΡΗΣΤΌΤΗΣ (G5544) доброта, благость (Galatians
5:22).
ΦΙΛΑΝΘΡΩΠΊΑ (G5363) любовь к
человечеству, любовь к людям,
щедрость. Иногда человеколюбие
считалось атрибутом Бога, а надписи
свидетельствуют, чт...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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3:4 man (a-8) Lit. 'philanthropy.'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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_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)...
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(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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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_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_,...
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APPEARED; in the gift of his Son, the preaching of the gospel, and the
operations of the Spirit....
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THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND ITS WONDERFUL POWER....
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But after that the kindness and love of God, our Savior, toward man
appeared,...
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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...
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LOVE:
Or, pity...
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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...
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Titus 3:4 But G1161 when G3753 kindness G5544 and G2532 love G5363 God
G2316 our G2257 Savior G4990 man...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT WHEN. "The only reason any of us are different _now,_ is that God
our Savior _acted in Christ_ to set us free!...
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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
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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....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:10; 2 Timothy 1:10;...
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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...
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When the love of God appeared — By the light of his Spirit to our
inmost soul....
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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...