Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ — Titles suitable to the person of Paul, and the office he was assigning to Titus. According to the faith — The propagating of which is the proper business of an apostle. A servant of God — According to the faith of the elect. An apostle of Jesu... [ Continue Reading ]
In hope of eternal life — The grand motive and encouragement of every apostle and every servant of God. Which God promised before the world began — To Christ, our Head.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he hath in his own times — At sundry times; and his own times are fittest for his own work. What creature dares ask, "Why no sooner?" Manifested his word — Containing that promise, and the whole "truth which is after godliness." Through the preaching wherewith I am intrusted according to the com... [ Continue Reading ]
My own son — Begot in the same image of God, and repaying a paternal with a filial affection. The common faith — Common to me and all my spiritual children.... [ Continue Reading ]
The things which are wanting — Which I had not time to settle myself. Ordain elders — Appoint the most faithful, zealous men to watch over the rest. Their character follows, Titus 1:6. These were the elders, or bishops, that Paul approved of; — men that had living faith, a pure conscience, a blamele... [ Continue Reading ]
The husband of one wife — Surely the Holy Ghost, by repeating this so often, designed to leave the Romanists without excuse.... [ Continue Reading ]
As the steward of God — To whom he intrusts immortal souls. Not selfwilled — Literally, pleasing himself; but all men "for their good to edification." Not passionate — But mild, yielding, tender.... [ Continue Reading ]
As he hath been taught — Perhaps it might be more literally rendered, according to the teaching, or doctrine, of the apostles; alluding to Acts 2:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
They of the circumcision — The Jewish converts.... [ Continue Reading ]
Stopped — The word properly means, to put a bit into the mouth of an unruly horse.... [ Continue Reading ]
A prophet — So all poets were anciently called; but, besides, Diogenes Laertius says that Epimenides, the Cretan poet, foretold many things. Evil wild beasts — Fierce and savage.... [ Continue Reading ]
Commandments of men — The Jewish or other teachers, whoever they were that turned from the truth.... [ Continue Reading ]
To the pure — Those whose hearts are purified by faith this we allow. All things are pure — All kinds of meat; the Mosaic distinction between clean and unclean meats being now taken away. But to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure — The apostle joins defiled and unbelieving, to intimate that... [ Continue Reading ]