Titus 1

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;

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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Titus 1:3

“But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;”

Study Summary

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.

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Sofia Andrade (test user)7h ago

The heart of worship — Titus 1

God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. His timing, His methods,…

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