“But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;”
And he has now revealed his word through the proclamation with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior — the manifesting (ephanerōsen) of the eternal word in time marks the eschatological transition from hidden counsel to revealed reality. Paul's preaching-office (tēn kērygma) makes him steward of divine truth, commissioned by God himself, not by human authority. The term God our Savior (ho sōtēr) appears five times in Titus, establishing salvation as the divine work of the Father, though Christ is also called Savior.
Church Fathers on Titus 1:3
Titus was an approved one of the companions of Paul; otherwise, he would not have committed to him the charge of that whole island, nor would he have commanded him to supply what was deficient, as he says, “That you should set in order the things that are wanting.” Titus 1:5 He would not have given him jurisdiction over so many Bishops, if he had not placed great confidence in him. They say that he also was a young man, because he calls him his son, though this does not prove…
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