Devoted to good works
The Christian life is filled with all manner of distractions. Paul’s guidance to us is not to just avoid them, but to pursue something better: be obedient, show perfect courtesy to all people, and devote yourself to to good works. This is a response to what God has done for us, but it is also […]
Teach sound doctrine
Paul continues to advise Titus on how to set up the church, this time focusing on the posture that we should have toward one another. Specifically, he shows how God set up specific roles and how they function in relationship to one another. Understanding this helps us to strive toward godliness together.
The order of the church
God, through Paul, gives us a description of the people who He has prepared for ministry. As Titus puts the church into order, he begins by putting the right people into leadership. This shows that God works through human leadership and cares enough about His people to give them specifics about how they should structure […]
The knowledge of the truth
Paul writes this letter to Titus, on the island of Crete, to encourage him as he ministers there. As Paul usually does, he begins by laying out the gospel as the hope and motivation for our pursuit of godliness.