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Hyanthe and Clymene Offering a Sacrifice to Venus (c. 1600)
Toussaint Dubreuil (c. 1561 - 1602)
Mannerism Style; School of Fontainebleau
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
Explanation: In Titus 1, Paul introduces himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ. He works for the sake of the faith of God's elect, their knowledge of the truth, godliness, and the hope of eternal life. God promised eternal life before the ages began. Paul has now been entrusted with this message. He wishes grace and peace to Titus (1-4).
Paul tells Titus to appoint elders in every town. He gives the qualifications for elders. They must be men of character, and they must be able to teach others sound doctrine (5-9).
This is especially important because false teachers are upsetting whole families. They are after shameful gain. They are impure. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works (10-16). ]
[Sermons: Dominic Smart. William Still. Various. ]
[Illustration: Today's painting depicts two famous women of Crete, noted for rescuing a shipwrecked man who later founded the Franks. Their deed and character stands in sharp contrast to the generally poor character of the people of Crete in Paul's day, as noted in today's chapter. ]
RESOURCES
[THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES:
Titus 1: Romans 8:30-33; Ephesians 1:4; Acts 23:6; Acts 24:15; Acts 28:20; Mark 7:7-9; Colossians 2:16, 20-23; 1 Timothy 4:3; Acts 15:9; Romans 14:20; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Timothy 3:8. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***
Book Outline:
1. How to Choose Proper Elders (Titus 1:1 - Titus 1:9 ) - 62 A.D. Nicopolis
2. What to Teach (Titus 1:10 - Titus 3:15) - 62 A.D. Nicopolis
Titus 1
1. How to Choose Proper Elders (Titus 1:1 - Titus 1:9 ) - 62 A.D. Nicopolis
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;
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5 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:
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7 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;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 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.
2. What to Teach (Titus 1:10 - Titus 3:15) - 62 A.D. Nicopolis
10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
15 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.
16 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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