Titus: 1:5-16

Titus 1:5-9

I left you behind in Crete for this reason, so that you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you: 6 someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious. 7 For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain; 8 but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled. 9 He must have a firm grasp of the word that is trustworthy in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to preach with sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.

Paul identifies why he left Titus behind, to “put in order what remained to be done…”

There were things Titus was suppose to do that we do not know about, but we do know some things.

you should appoint elders in every to

Titus 1:5-9

Blameless - unable to accuse

Married only once - literally “of one wife husband”

Children are believers - Children having faith

also: not being accused of being wild (riot), not rebellious (unruly)

Not Arrogant - self-willed, stubborn

Not quick-tempered - prone to anger

Not addicted to wine - given to wine (here and 1 timothy 3 is only placed its used in NT)

Not violent - ready for a blow, pugnacious, contentious (only used here and 1 Timothy 3 in the NT)

Not greedy for gain - Greedy for money (Only used here and 1 Timothy 3)

Hospitable - lover of hospitality, generous to guests (only used here, 1 timothy 3 and 1 peter 4:9)

Lover of goodness - Only used here

Prudent - sober minded (only used once in 1 Timothy 3 and three times in Titus 1:8, 2:2, 2:5)

Upright - righteous, observing divine laws, just (74 of 81 tines used it means righteous and just in NKJV).

Devout - It is also translated holy, means actually pious or observing every moral obligation

Self-controlled - Only used here and means having power over, controlling curbing restraining

Firm grasp of the Word - Holding fast to the word

Preach with sound doctrine

Refute contradiction