Titus 2:9-15 - Workers

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WHO (v.9)

Bondservants

Bondservant also means servant or slave. Often understood as a modern day employee.

WHAT (v.9-10)

A worker is to adorn the doctrine of God in all things!

adorn - to make beautiful

How -

obedient to boss

be well pleasing in a all things

Not answering back

pilfering (stealing; withholding)

honest

WHY (v.11-15)

A christian worker should do the things above because of the salvation that has caused him/her to be the person below.

the salvation of God teaches us thing

Salvation produces these 7 things in our life

to deny ungodliness

deny worldly lusts

live soberly

live righteous

live godly

looking to when Jesus returns

zealous for good works.

live soberly

live righteous

HOW (v.14)

live godly

In this section we learn 5 ways on how we are able to be all these things mentioned above!

We also learn 5 things about our salvation in this section:

looking to when Jesus returns

God’s grace brings salvation (v.11)

zealous for good works.

God’s grace/salvation has appeared to all (v.11)

Jesus gave Himself to us (v.14)

Jesus redeemed us from every sin(v.14)

*** not the contrast or comparison to the bondservant earlier

Jesus purified and made us His own to be excited for good works (v.14)

also I as a teacher am taught to speak what I just said.. and to exhort and rebuke (v.15).

So if you are saved you will deny ungodliness, deny worldly lusts live soberly live righteous live godly looking to when Jesus returns zealous for good works which will make you as a worker be obedient to your boss pleasing your boss, not answering back to your boss, not holding anything back from the company, and being honest.

All because Jesus appeared to you and brought you salvation, which redeemed you and purified you so you can be zealous to do all mentioned above

Does your life Adorn Jesus?