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Verse Titus 1:2. _IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE_] In expectation of a state
of _being_ and _well being_ which should last through eternity, when
time should be no more. This includes, not only the _salvati...
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IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE - Margin, for. Greek, ἐπ ̓
ἐλπίδι ep' elpidi. This does not mean that Paul cherished
the hope of eternal life, but that the “faith of the elect,” which
he aimed to secure, w...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The salutation (Titus 1:1)_
2. Instructions concerning elders (Titus 1:5)
3. Warnings against false teachers (Titus 1:10)...
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SALUTATION. Paul sends to Titus, his true son in their common faith,
his customary Christian greeting. Writing in his official capacity (1
Timothy 1:1 f.*), he appropriately emphasizes the design of h...
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This is a letter from Paul, the slave of God and the envoy of Jesus
Christ, whose task it is to awaken faith in God's chosen ones, and to
equip them with a fuller knowledge of that truth, which enable...
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THE MAINSPRINGS OF APOSTLESHIP (Titus 1:1-4)...
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IN. Greek. _epi_, App-101.
HOPE. See Titus 3:7. Compare Co Titus 1:3, Tit 1:4. 1 Timothy 1:1.
ETERNAL. App-151.
LIFE. App-170, I.
THAT CANNOT LIE. Literally, the unlying. Greek. apseudes
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_in hope of eternal life_ The force of this phrase -in hope" in N.T.
is seen best from 1 Corinthians 9:10, -to plow in hope to thresh in
hope of partaking," or Romans 4:18, -who in hope believed again...
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ἘΠʼ ἘΛΠΊΔΙ ΖΩΗ͂Σ ΑἸΩΝΊΟΥ, _in hope of life
eternal_. This is the hope in which the labours of the Apostolic
ministry are cheerfully endured; cp. 1 Timothy 1:16; 1 Timothy 6:12,
and for ἐπί with the da...
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1–4. SALUTATION...
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ΈΠ' = ΕΠΊ (G1909) на. Предлог обозначает,
что подобная надежда — основание, на
которое опирается вся структура
христианского служения (Guthrie),
ΈΠΗΓΓΕΊΛΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΈΠΑΓΓΈΛΛΟΜΑΙ (G...
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BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN— Προ χρονων αιωνιων, _before
the secular ages;_ or before the giving of the law of Moses. God had
promised the gospel, in an obscure manner, to the patriarchs before
Abraham; bu...
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GREETINGS 1:1-4
_Text 1:1-4_
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to
the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is
according to godliness, 2 in hope...
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hope of eternal life, — Paul preached of the faithful Christian’s
reward of eternal life in Heaven with God. This is not an empty hope
but a hope with expectation. Having hope toward God, which these...
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In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before
the world began; IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE. That whereon rests my aim as
an apostle to promote the elect's faith and full knowledge...
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1 Paul writes this letter in the character of a slave. This shows that
the epistle deals with service. He adds the title apostle, to give
weight to his injunctions.
2 Eonian life, usually called "eve...
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1:2 in (d-1) _ Epi_ . the condition under which the apostolic mission
exists....
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THAT CANNOT LIE] A bad translation. The single Gk. word means
'absolutely truthful.' It is irreverent to say of the One
Self-determined Being, 'cannot'; 'will not' is sufficient and final.
Here AV and...
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GREETING. DIRECTIONS FOR ORGANISING THE CRETAN CHURCH
1-16. 'Paul an Apostle, to Titus his own son in the faith. In
appointing elders in the towns of Crete, see to their character, and
be sure that t...
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‘*Eternal life’ is the life that comes from God himself.
Christians already have *eternal life (John 5:24). It begins on earth.
It continues in heaven after a Christian’s physical body dies. So,
Chris...
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A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS
TITUS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TITUS
Titus was a *Gentile Christian (Galatians 2:3). Titus had probably
become a Christi...
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IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE. — Better translated, _resting on the hope
of eternal life._ The connection of the preceding clauses with these
words has been well summed up: “The Apostle’s calling had for it...
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ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι κ. τ. λ.: This is best taken in connexion
with the preceding clause, κατὰ πίστιν …
κηρύγματι. The faith and the knowledge there spoken of have
as their basis of action, or energy, the hope...
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Salutation, in which the place of the Gospel in eternity and in time
is largely expressed....
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APPOINT FIT MEN OVER THE CHURCHES
Titus 1:1
God's elect are known by their faith, and wherever they hear the voice
of truth, which makes for godliness, they recognize and acknowledge
it. They are als...
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Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. From the letter we
learn that he was a convert of the apostle. Moreover, we know that he
was a Greek.
This letter reached him while he was in Crete,...
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In (c) hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, (d) promised
before the (e) world began;
(c) Hope is the end of faith.
(d) Freely and only from his generosity.
(e) See 2 Timothy 1:9...
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_Who [1] lieth not, or who cannot lie, being truth itself. --- Hath
promised; that is, decreed to give life everlasting to his faithful
servants. --- Before the times of the world. [2] Literally, befo...
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(1) В¶ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the
truth which is after godliness; (2) In hope of eternal life, which
Go...
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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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2._In the hope _(or, _on account of the hope_) _of eternal life _This
undoubtedly denotes the cause; for that is the force of the Greek
preposition ἐπί _; _and therefore it may be translated, “On
acco...
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The Epistle to Titus is occupied with the maintenance of order in the
churches of God.
The especial object of those written to Timothy as the maintenance of
sound doctrine, although speaking of other...
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IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE,.... Or "for the hope of eternal life"; in
order to bring souls to the hope of it. This is another end of the
Gospel ministry, as to bring God's elect to faith in Christ, and t...
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In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before
the world began;
Ver. 2. _God that cannot lie_] The word of promise binds God;
therefore it seems, saith one, that it is stronger...
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_In hope_ Which doctrine lays a foundation for, and shows us how we
may attain a well-grounded and lively hope; _of eternal life_ The
grand motive and encouragement of every apostle and every servant...
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PROMISED; in his eternal purpose....
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IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE, WHICH GOD, THAT CANNOT LIE, PROMISED BEFORE
THE WORLD BEGAN;...
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ADDRESS AND OPENING SALUTATION....
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Paul writes both as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
so that in the epistle considerate care is mingled with firm
authority. His basis of writing is, first, the faith of God's elect;
t...
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IN:
Or, for...
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1-4 All are the servants of God who are not slaves of sin and Satan.
All gospel truth is according to godliness, teaching the fear of God.
The intent of the gospel is to raise up hope as well as fait...
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OLBGrk;
IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE; which faith also, producing the
acknowledgment, profession, and obedience to the truth, according to
godliness, produceth in the soul a _hope, _ or certain expectation...
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1 Clement
He who has commanded us not to lie, shall much more Himself not lie;
for nothing is impossible with God, except to lie.[108]
1 Clement
He who has commanded us not to lie, shall much more...
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Titus 1:2. These two ends of the apostolate rest upon (not ‘in') the
HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE, which is the sum of Old Testament prediction,
fulfilled in the Gospel.
CANNOT LIE. Cf. Hebrews 6:18.
BEFOR...
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GOD WHO CANNOT LIE
(ο αψευδης θεος). "The non-lying God." Old adjective (α
privative and ψευδης), here only in N.T. See 2 Timothy 2:13. In
Polycarp's last prayer.PROMISED
(επηγγειλατο). First aori...
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Titus 1:2
Hope of Eternal Life.
I. Note the antiquity of this promise. It was made ages and ages ago.
There are two considerations, I imagine, in the Apostle's mind the
actual promise made in time, a...
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While reading this chapter, we must understand that Titus was sent to
Crete, to superintend the preaching of the gospel throughout that
island. Crete was at that time inhabited by a people who were on...
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CONTENTS: Divine order for local churches.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus.
CONCLUSION: Divine faith rests not on fallible reasonings and opinions
of men, but on the infallible Word of God, the...
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Titus 1:1. _Paul, a servant of God,_ and not a servant of Moses. This
style is much the same as in 2 Timothy 1:1, respecting the promise of
eternal life. This promise is _according to the faith of God...
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WHICH IS BASED. The hope for eternal life is the basis for faith and
truth. Compare 1 Timothy 1:16. BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. 2 Timothy
1:9. God's ACT in Christ to save us and bless us was decided...
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_In __HOPE_ _OF_ _ETERNAL_ _LIFE_
Christianity a hope-inspiring promise
I. It is an absolutely certain promise. It is God’s premise, and God
cannot lie.
II. It is an infinitely rich promise. “Etern...
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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 (se...
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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;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Titus 1:1. PAUL, A SERVANT OF GOD.—R.V. margin, “Gr.
bond-servant.” This designation, which indicates generally the
official position, is not usually found in the insc...
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EXPOSITION
TITUS 1:1
_Knowledge _for _acknowledging, _A.V.; _according to _for _after,
_A.V. A SERVANT OF GOD (δοῦλος Θεοῦ); so in the
superscriptions: Romans 1:1;...
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Ver. 2. _In hope of eternal life_ ἐπ ʼ ἐλπίδι, on this as
the basis. But to what did it form the basis? Was it St. Paul's office
as an apostle, or that which it ministered to namely, the faith and
kno...
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Not much is known about Titus. Paul makes slight references to him in
the Corinthian epistles. Outside of that we know very little about
Titus, except what we can pick up in the book. Evidently he was...
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1 John 2:25; 1 John 3:2; 1 John 3:3; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:20;...
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In hope of eternal life [ε π ε λ π ι δ ι ζ ω η ς α ι ω
ν ι ο υ]. Const. with Apostle, verse 1. 149 Epi resting upon.
God that cannot lie [ο α ψ ε υ δ η ς θ ε ο ς]. Ayeudhv N.
T. o. Once in LXX, Wisd....
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THE EPISTLE TO TITUS
Titus 1:1 _and Titus 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking
"admonitions which will be found most helpful to us. Titus was a yo...
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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....