TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:1 Opening. The doctrinal themes in this section occur again in the other doctrinal sections of the letter (Titus 2:11; Titus 3:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:2 HOPE is not wishful thinking. It is confidence that the things God has promised will occur. God NEVER LIES. It is against God’s character and thus impossible for God to lie (see Hebrews 6:18). This truth was particularly meaningful in the Cretan context (see Titus 1:12 and no... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:5 The Occasion: The Need for Proper Leadership. Paul reminds Titus of the directions for ministry he had left with him. A “virtue list” shows the sort of leadership needed for the new churches in Crete. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:6 HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE. See note on 1 Tim. 3:2–3. HIS CHILDREN ARE BELIEVERS can also be translated “his children are faithful.” The primary argument for translating it as “believers” is that, in the letters to Timothy and Titus, this word almost always refers to saving faith. T... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:9 ABLE TO GIVE INSTRUCTION. A pastor or elder must have the ability to teach. This includes both teaching what is right and correcting error. The reason for this emphasis is clear from what follows (vv. Titus 1:10). SOUND DOCTRINE. See note on 1 Tim. 1:10. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = d... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:10 The Problem: False Teachers. The description of the false teachers contrasts directly with the descriptions of what the elders should be (vv. Titus 1:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:11 THEY MUST BE SILENCED. One responsibility of church leaders is to stop false teaching when it arises in the church. SHAMEFUL GAIN. These teachers are motivated by greed (compare 1 Timothy 6:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=image... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:12 CRETANS ARE ALWAYS LIARS, EVIL BEASTS, LAZY GLUTTONS. Crete was famous in the ancient world for its immorality. A PROPHET OF THEIR OWN. Paul does not criticize Cretan society directly. He quotes a Cretan author and then agrees with him (THIS TESTIMONY IS TRUE). Of course Pau... [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:14 JEWISH MYTHS. On “myths,” see note on 1 Tim. 1:4. The specific content of these myths is unknown. The false teaching in Titus 1:1 is more directly tied to a Jewish background than the false teaching described in 1 Timothy 1:1 and 2 Timothy 1:1 (see Titus 1:10). ⇐ [ Continue Reading ]
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:15 TO THE PURE, ALL THINGS ARE PURE. In light of v. Titus 1:14 and earlier teaching by Jesus (Luke 11:41) and Paul (Romans 14:20), the issue here seems to concern Jewish food laws. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = documen [ Continue Reading ]