Book introduction
The book of Titus
Titus is a short letter to a co-worker left on Crete to appoint church leaders. It ties right belief to good lives and holds two short summaries of the gospel.
Read Titus 2Start at chapter 1
Who wrote Titus?
The letter names Paul. Authorship is debated; see 1 Timothy.
When was it written?
About AD 62–64 if by Paul.
Main themes
- Good leaders
- Elders of good character.
- Grace trains us
- God’s grace teaches us to live well.
- Saved by mercy
- Not by our works but by his mercy.
Outline of Titus
Key verses
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. It trains us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
he saved us, not because of righteous works we had done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
Quoted from the Lumin Translation.
Where to start
Three chapters. Read 2:11–3:7 first.
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