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Epistle to Titus “ I WAS SENT TO HELP THE FAITH OF GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE AND TO HELP THEM KNOW THE TRUTH THAT SHOWS PEOPLE HOW TO SERVE GOD.”

Epistle to Titus “I WAS SENT TO HELP THE FAITH OF GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE AND TO HELP THEM KNOW THE TRUTH THAT SHOWS PEOPLE HOW TO SERVE GOD.” 1. Help believers faith 2. Help them know the truth 3. Knowing the truth leads them to serve God.”

Contents  Recipient: Titus: A close friend of Paul and gentile convert entrusted with finishing the organizing the churches on Crete. It covers many of the same issues as 1 Timothy  Context: Epimenides paradox: “All Cretans are Lairs …” Difficult assignment!  Composition:  Pastor Qualifications  Connection of Christian’s acceptance of the Gospel and their conduct  False teachers

Epimenides paradox  Verse 12 One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

Chapter 1(NCV) 5 I left you in Crete so you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, must have only one wife, and must have believing children. They must not be known as children who are wild and do not cooperate. 7 As God’s managers, overseers must not be guilty of doing wrong, being selfish, or becoming angry quickly. They must not drink too much wine, like to fight, or try to get rich by cheating others. 8 Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled. 9 By holding on to the trustworthy word just as we teach it, overseers can help people by using true teaching, and they can show those who are against the true teaching that they are wrong.

Chapter 1 (NCV) 7 As God’s managers, overseers must not be guilty of doing wrong, being selfish, or becoming angry quickly. They must not drink too much wine, like to fight, or try to get rich by cheating others. 8 Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled. 9 By holding on to the trustworthy word just as we teach it, overseers can help people by using true teaching, and they can show those who are against the true teaching that they are wrong.

Chapter 1 (HCSB) 13 This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith 14 and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth. 15 To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.

Chapter 1:15 Amplified Bible To the pure [in heart and conscience] all things are pure, but to the defiled and corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are defiled and polluted.

Epistle to Titus CHAPTER 2: “LEARN IT, LIVE IT, SHARE IT”

There is a problem with Check list faith… it produces the egoist walking in self- righteousness

There is a problem with Check list faith… it produces the Self-deprecating person walking in self-righteous self-condemnation and fear

Both are wrong Problem with the checklist is we are getting close to the “Pharisee trap”

Living by any check list will not save you

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Godly Men Titus 2:1-4 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self- controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

Titus 2:2 6 qualities for Older men BE sober-minded BE dignified (worthy of respect) BE self-controlled (Live Wisely) BE sound in faith BE in love (agape) Be Steadfast (example of Patience) Christian faith is expressed in Christian life

OLDER MEN are to be and teach these qualities Titus 2 is universal: Any age, place, time, occupation, or personality type  Q1: Do you want to have these qualities in your life?  Q2: Is your wife seeing these qualities? The quality of your marriage matters to God.  Q3: Are your children seeing these qualities?  More Questions:  Are the younger men seeing this in your life?  Are there any younger men in your life?  Are the drug addicts, homosexual relative etc. in your life seeing these qualities?

Godly Women Titus 2 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self- controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

Godly Women Titus 2  ALL Women have a harder life than guys  Full spectrum of life periods pregnancy motherhood  Teen girls have a harder life  Older women outliving husbands  Media adds to the issue for women (comparing self)  Women add to the issues for women (relationships issues)  Mothers and daughters create issues “it’s complicated”  Guilt trips over roles  Gossip

Titus 2 Qualities for Older Women  BE reverent in behavior  NOT slanderers  NOT slaves to much wine.  They are to teach what is good Christian faith is expressed in Christian life

Titus 2 Older Women train young women  Love their husbands and children  BE self-controlled  BE pure  BE working at home,  BE kind  BE submissive to their own husbands Christian faith expressed in Christian life

Godly Women Titus 2  Be the “you” God created you to be, living right and helping others to learn to do the same.  Live to honor God in a way that demonstrates His grace  Watching your tongue  Do people think better or worse about the person after they hear what you have to say?  Worse? What you said is slanderous  We are called to “Whatever is good … (Philippians 4:8)”

Godly Young Men Titus 2 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled .

Titus 2 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self- controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

WARNING Do not fall into to the “Pharisee trap”

Living by any check list will not save you

Starts this Monday