# 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.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/about
Section: Letters of Paul · 3 chapters

## 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

- Chapter 1: [Appointing elders](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/1)
- Chapter 2: [Teaching for every age](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/2)
- Chapter 3: [Doing good, and why](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/3)

## Key verses

Quoted from the Lumin Translation.

> 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,
> — [Titus 2:11-12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/2#11)

> 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,
> — [Titus 3:5](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/3#5)

## Where to start

Three chapters. Read 2:11–3:7 first. [Read Titus 2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/2.md)

Read the whole book: https://www.lumin.faith/read/titus/1.md
Ask about it: https://www.lumin.faith/ask.md