Titus 2:4-5

3. YOUNGER WOMEN Titus 2:4-5.

Text 2:4, 5

4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

Thought Questions 2:4, 5

70.

When would a young woman become an older woman? How young is young?

71.

Would young women need special training in loving their husbands? Explain.

72.

Isn-'t it natural for mothers to love their children? Why the need for training?

73.

Sober-minded seems to be a very needed qualification-explain. Show how this quality is especially related to young married women.

74.

If a young woman was a Christian, would she need special training to be chaste?

75.

With whom would the young married women be tempted to be unkind?

76.

Does the expression workers at home suggest that they should not work away from home?

77.

Just what is involved in being in subjection to their own husbands?

78.

The spiritual education of the young married women was for a very worth-while purposewhat was it? Discuss the meaning of the expression the word of God.

Paraphrase 2:4, 5

4 That they may persuade the younger women under their care to be lovers of their husbands, performing the duties of marriage from affection, and lovers of their children, by bringing them up religiously;
5 To be of a calm disposition, chaste, attentive to the affairs of their families, good to their domestics, obedient to their own husbands, that the gospel may not be evil spoken of, as encouraging wives to neglect their husbands and children, on pretence of their attending on the offices of religion.

Comment 2:4, 5

Titus 2:4-5. Neither Titus nor the elders are given the responsibility of training the young married women. This is the responsibility of the older women. Who would be better qualified? This, of course, presupposes that such older women have themselves learned the lessons they are to teach the younger women. Much of this training can and does take place before the daughter leaves home. The best lesson is a good example, There are seven qualities to be instilled by the older women (whether it be the mother or someone else):

(1) Husband-lovers, (2) Children-lovers, (3) sober-minded, (4) chaste, (5) worker at home, (6) kind, (7) in subjection to her own husband.
Paul has more to say about this group than any other; and well he might, for if failure is found here, it will affect all other groups. The one big lesson is the lesson of love: love your husband, your children, your home, your Lordand we might add, your position as help-meet. When the proper motive is used to obtain these virtues (Cf. Titus 2:11-14) they seem but a natural outgrowth of the Christian life.

Conduct and character have never been divorced either in the mind of God or in the eyes of the world. If the young married women are examples in the above particulars, the word of God will be honored!

Fact Questions 2:4-5

43.

Why is the training of young married women given to the older women?

44.

Who are these older women? How shall they teach? i.e., by a class, by private lessons, or just how?

45.

Mention from memory four of the seven areas in which the older women are to give instruction.

46.

Why so much to say about this group?

47.

How does the proper motive relate to this teaching?

48.

When will the word of God be honored?