Family and Individual Life (Part 2)

But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Titus 2:6–10 ESV

Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Titus 2:11–14 ESV

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 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.

Titus 2:15 ESV

Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

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Titus 2:1–5 ESV

teach what accords with sound doctrine

Live Godly Lives

Titus 2:11–14 ESV

Grace of God has appeared

appeared: related to term epiphany

penetrated our moral and spiritual darkness

Bringing salvation for all people

grace came to rescue man from the curse of God upon sin

Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions

Ungodliness is impiety and wickedness

inordinate sexual desire

alcohol / drug mania

yearning for material possessions

self-assertiveness (quarrelsome, lust to dominate)

Summary: inordinate longing for pleasure, power and possessions

idolatry plus immortality

Grace does not suddenly and forcefully act

e.g. forcing masters to free their slaves

But gradually convicts

e.g. causes masters to see that the encroachment upon the liberty of their fellows is a great wrong

Grace trains by teaching, chastening, counselling comforting, encouraging, admonishing, guiding, convicting, reward, restraining, etc

Live self-controlled, upright and godly lives

To oneself: Self-control

To neighbour: Fairness - honesty, justice, integrity

To God: Devotion

Waiting for our blessed hope ...

blessed hope - imparts bliss, happiness, delight and glory

Immovable foundation

glorious author

wonderful object - everlasting life, salvation, glory

precious effects - endurance, boldness of speech, and purification of life

everlasting character (abide in love - 1 Cor 13:13)

the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ

God and Saviour - affirmation of diety

Jesus Christ

Language notes:

one article [of our] preceeds two nouns [God and Saviour], bridged by conjunction - same person

2 Peter 1:11 “of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

if the article [of our] repeated between nouns - two persons

in the New Testament, the term epiphany (appearing) also has never been used with respect to more than one Person

Romans 9:5 “To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.”

Colossians 1:15-20 - a full declaration of diety, e.g. “all things were created through him”

Colossians 2:9 “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,”

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness

1 Timothy 2:6 “who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.”

26 references in New Testament & 10 in old testament to substitionary character of the act of Christ

1 Peter 1:18-19 - Peter also refers to it as being a “ransom” price

and to purify for himself a people for his own passion

who are zealous for good works

Teach, Exhort and Rebuke

Titus 2:15 ESV

Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

With all authority

Declare these things

Exhort - support & encourage action

Rebuke - strongly admonish [firm warning/repremand]

Let no one disregard you

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Closing Prayer

Doxology

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