October
21st Titus 2 C. Church Teaching & Preaching Teach the Word of God
1: But speak thou the things which
become sound doctrine: 2: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound
in faith, in charity, in patience. 3: The aged women likewise, that they be in
behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine,
teachers of good things; 4: That they may teach the young women to be sober, to
love their husbands, to love their children, 5: To be discreet, chaste, keepers
at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not
blasphemed. 6: Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7: In all things
shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness,
gravity, sincerity, 8: Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is
of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9:
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well
in all things; not answering again; 10: Not purloining, but shewing all good
fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12:
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13: Looking for that
blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ; 14: Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15: These
things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Continuing from the previous chapter
Paul says to Titus you speak the things which are conspicuous of healthy
teaching. The result of your ministry is that the older men will be sensible,
serious, constrained, sound in faith, love and patience. The older women will
be the same, they will have a demeanour that is appropriate to the sacred
service, not slanderers, nor addicted to alcohol, but teachers of good things
to the younger women. That they will also be sensible and to love their
husbands and children, to be also discreet, chaste, keepers of the family home,
good, obedient to their own husbands so that unbelievers will not curse God.
You young men are also to be sensible in your thinking and in everything being
a model of good works, genuine in your doctrine, with seriousness and
sincerity. Sound in your conversations so that you cannot be accused, so that
those who are your opponents may be ashamed by having nothing bad to say about
you. Paul says, encourage servants to be obedient to their own masters and to
try to please them in everything and not answering back. Not putting their
masters use aside for their own possession, but being trustworthy. In this way
they dress themselves up in the doctrine of God our Saviour in everything. The
unmerited kindness of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
instructing us to refuse all ungodliness and the lusts of this world we should
live sensibly, righteously and godly in this present world. And we should be
looking for the ‘blessed hope’ which is the glorious appearing of the Great God
and or Saviour Jesus Christ (An incidental confirmation of the deity of Christ
– he is the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ) He is the one says Paul,
who gave himself on our behalf that he might pay the price to set us free from
all crookedness and make us pure for himself as his own personal possession,
totally devoted to doing good works. Paul closes by saying, Titus these are
things you are to teach and encourage and rebuke with all authority - Don’t let
anyone look down on you.
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