Life of Paul - Paul's Second Letter to Titus = September 13

 Life of Paul - Paul's Letter to Titus

Series on the Life of Paul

Possible Date: 63

Scripture: Titus

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NIV Study Bible Intro: Titus

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NOTE: From Macedonia, Paul is about to leave for Nicopolis in Greece. He has decided to spend the winter and expects Titus to join him. Paul authored this "Pastoral" book right after the apostle was released from a prison in Rome and probably written shortly after 1 Timothy but before the apostle’s re-arrest and imprisonment in A.D. 66. Paul had left Titus in Crete to oversee the work on that island (Titus 1:5). 

Before leaving, he writes a letter to Titus, whom we had earlier left in Crete. Titus faces some of the same challenges as Timothy in his efforts to preserve doctoral purity and establish effective local congregations. Therefore, Paul's letter to Titus resembles his letter to Timothy in its emphasis on false teaching, church organization, and instruction in Christian living. 

Little is known about Titus personally (he is never mentioned in Acts). He was an uncircumcised Greek who was apparently converted to Christianity under Paul’s ministry (Galatians 2:1). He played an important role in Paul’s relationship with the Corinthian church (2 Corinthians 7:6, 7; 8:16; 12:18).

The purpose of the letter was to encourage Titus in his task of organizing, instructing, and appointing leaders for the churches of Crete (Titus 1:5). It was also intended to help him stop the false teachers who threatened church authority, unity, and morality ( Titus 1:10–16; 3:9–11).

Outline of Titus

• 1:1–4—Greeting
• 1:5–9—Titus’ circumstances and task
• 1:5–6—Titus left in Crete to set things straight
• 1:7–9—Qualifications for elders
• 1:10–12—About Cretans
• 1:13–16—Discipline needed
• 2:1–10—The goal and method
• 2:1—Sound, healthy teaching
• 2:2—Instruction for older men
• 2:3–4—Instruction for older women
• 2:5—Instruction for younger women
• 2:6—Instruction for younger men
• 2:7–8—Titus an example
• 2:9–10—Instruction for slaves
• 2:11–15—The reason why we teach
• 3:1–7—The effect of teaching
• 3:1–2—What to do
• 3:3—How we were
• 3:4–7—How we are
• 3:8–11—Continue to teach
• 3:12–14—Final instructions
• 3:15—Final greetings

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