INTRODUCTION
We know very little of Titus. Though never mentioned in the Acts, he seems to have been one of the most trusted and best beloved members of the noble little band of Paul’s friends and disciples. As he was a Greek by birth, Paul took him to Jerusalem on that memorable visit referred to in Gal_2:3. The bond between them was very close, Tit_1:4. Titus was sent three times to Corinth on special embassies, during the troubles of that distracted church, 2Co_7:1-16; 2Co_8:1-24. The last mention of him is in connection with the visit to Dalmatia, during Paul’s second imprisonment, 2Ti_4:10.
This Epistle guides Titus in the right ordering of the churches in Crete, which may have owed their foundation to the Cretan Jews, who are mentioned as having heard Peter’s pentecostal sermon. Paul had evidently visited the island himself but had been obliged to leave the consolidation of the work with his friend, Tit_1:5. The Epistle was warmly admired by Luther, who says: “This is a short Epistle, but it contains such a quintessence of Christian doctrine, and is composed in such a masterly manner, that it contains all that is needful for Christian knowledge and life.”
OUTLINE OF THE EPISTLE TO TITUS
The Work of the Ministry
The Christian Motive
5. What is the one basis of salvation?
BE READY FOR EVERY GOOD WORK
Remind people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready and willing to do good,
to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.
For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
on
Titus 3:1-7
MAKING RETURN TO GOD’S LOVING-KINDNESS
Throughout this Epistle, the Apostle insists on good works. See Tit_2:7; Tit_2:14; Tit_3:8; Tit_3:14. The word good might be rendered beautiful. We must not work to be saved, but being saved we must be ready to every good work, and careful to maintain good works. In this last phrase the Apostle apparently refers to the trades and callings by which his converts were to earn their daily bread.
What singular beauty there is in this allusion to the appearance of the kindness and love of God our Savior! These appeared in the person of Jesus, whose human nature alternately veiled and revealed them. The full outshining of God’s love was curtained by the veil of His humanity, but enough was shown to irradiate the life of humanity, if only men’s eyes had not been blind. Paul speaks of the laver of regeneration, Tit_3:5, R.V., margin, because the new nature, which we receive when we are born again, is clean, and cleanses the entire life from within outward. This is the result of the daily renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom God is ever pouring richly into our hearts. Is this your experience? Will you not claim an ever-increasing inflow? You have been born again; then, as an heir, enter upon the double portion of the firstborn, Tit_3:7.
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