Titus

The Book of Titus

Brief Summary. The Apostle Paul wrote to Titus an epistle to help him in leading the church against false teaching, and how to lead the church, as well as Christian living.

Latin: Titum

Greek: Titon, To Titus

Author: Paul (Saul) of Tarsus

Date: 62

Place: Titus in Crete

Writing to: Christians

Doctrinal Classification: Ecclesiology

General Theme: The proper traits of a church - sound doctrine and good works.

Important Points: The Churches of Crete. Paul left Titus in Crete to care for the churches there. Requirements for elders.

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Titus. "THIS Epistle of Paul to Titus is much of the same nature with those to Timothy; both were converts of Paul, and his companions in labours and sufferings; both were in the office of evangelists, whose work was to water the churches planted by the apostles, and to set in order the things that were wanting in them: they were vice-apostles, as it were, working the work of the Lord, as they did, and mostly under their direction, though not despotic and arbitrary, but with the concurring exercise of their own prudence and judgment, 1 Corinthians 16:10,12. We read much of this Titus, his titles, character, and active usefulness, in many places--he was a Greek, Galatians 2:3. Paul called him his son (Titus 1:4), his brother (2 Corinthians 2:13), his partner and fellow-helper (2 Corinthians 8:23), one that walked in the same spirit and in the same steps with himself. He went up with the apostles to the church at Jerusalem (Galatians 2:1), was much conversant at Corinth, for which church he had an earnest care, 2 Corinthians 8:16. Paul's second epistle to them, and probably his first also, was sent by his hand, 2 Corinthians 8:16-18,23,9:2-4,12:18. He was with the apostle at Rome, and thence went into Dalmatia (2 Timothy 4:10), after which no more occurs of him in the scriptures. So that by them he appears not to have been a fixed bishop; if such he were, and in those times, the church of Corinth, where he most laboured, had the best title to him. In Crete (now called Candia, formerly Hecatompolis, from the hundred cities that were in it), a large island at the mouth of the �gean Sea, the gospel had got some footing; and here were Paul and Titus in one of their travels, cultivating this plantation; but the apostle of the Gentiles, having on him the care of all the churches, could not himself tarry long at this place. He therefore left Titus some time there, to carry on the work which had been begun, wherein, probably, meeting with more difficulty than ordinary, Paul wrote this epistle to him; and yet perhaps not so much for his own sake as for the people's, that the endeavours of Titus, strengthened with apostolic advice and authority, might be more significant and effectual among them. He was to see all the cities furnished with good pastors, to reject and keep out the unmeet and unworthy, to teach sound doctrine, and instruct all sorts in their duties, to set forth the free grace of God in man's salvation by Christ, and withal to show the necessity of maintaining good works by those who have believed in God and hope for eternal life from him." - Matthew Henry (Read More)

Outline of the Book of Titus (Scriptures and Topics Covered)
Church Organization - Chapter 1
Church Living - Chapter 2
Pastoral Ministry - Chapter 3

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Titus Resources

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