Titus 2
GannTitus 2:1
Titus 2:2
Titus 2:2 Sober ..
Grave .. serious
Temperate .. prudent (see NIV & RSV)
Charity .. easy to drift into fault-finding and criticism.
Titus 2:3
Titus 2:3 Aged women .. The older women are an importatnt part of society. cf Barclay, p. 284.
As becometh holiness .. “Reverent in demeanor” EGT “has an almost exclusive reference to dress.”
[For church support of these women see 1Tim. 5]
Titus 2:4
Teach the young .. cf. 1 Peter 4:2,
Love their husbands .. Involves the training to be a good wife and mother. cf 1 John 3:18 in deed and truth.
Titus 2:5
Titus 2:6
Titus 2:7
Titus 2:7 The Christian Teacher1) pure motives 2) dignity 3) a sound message
Titus 2:8
Titus 2:9
Christian Workers (Vs. 9-10) “How To Adorn The Gospel” (see word “Adorn” in vs. 10)
- obedient
- efficient
- respectful
- honest
- faithful
Titus 2:10
Titus 2:10 Adorn .. Gk. kosmeo, gives us our English word for “cosmetic”
(see note on v. 9)
Titus 2:11
See Titus 3:4 for Paul’s definition of grace.
Titus 2:12
Titus 2:13
Great God and our Saviour .. Srict grammar would apply both God and Saviour to Jesus Christ. God is Savior in Titus 1:3, Titus 2:10, Titus 3:4 Chist is Savior in Titus 1:4, Titus 3:6cf. 2 Peter 1:1
Titus 2:14
v. 14 A Description of God’s People1) A Purchased People 2) A Redeemed People 3) A Pure People 4) A Possessed People 5) A “zealous of good works” People.
Titus 2:15
Titus 2:15 The Three-Fold Task of Evangelists1) Proclaim 2) Encourage 3) Convict of sin