Titus 3

Titus 3:1

Titus 3:1 Barclay: Cretans notoriously turbulent and quarellsome, rebellous toward authority.

Romans 13:1 - 8, 1 Peter 2:13-151) Subject to established government, to obey civil authority. Good citizenship (vs 1-2) Isaiah 1) law abiding v.1, 2) active in service v1, 3) carful in speech v.2, 4) tolleant, not aggressive, 5) kind and gentle.

Titus 3:2

Titus 3:2 cont from v. 1 ab good citizenship. Speak evil .. esp of governmen men - 2 Peter 2:10

Titus 3:3

Titus 3:3 We ourselves .. once, no better off than our heathern neighbors.

Foolish .. without understanding

Titus 3:4

Titus 3:4 V. 4 is a definition of “grace” spoken of in Titus 2:11

Titus 3:5

Titus 3:5 Not by works .. salvaion not earned.

Washing .. Ephesians 5:26, John 3:3-5, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Washing .. Arnt & Ging: The bath that brings about regeneration"

Washing of regeneration .. is this “washing” both “regenerating” and “renewing”? OR is the “by” = “through” (ASV) Washing of sin Revelation 1:5 Renewal .. “effected by the H.S.” Thayer 2 Corinthians 4:16, Colossians 3:10 Romans 6:4,

Renewing .. Renewed of or “acomplished by” the H.S. What is renewal? see Romans 12:1-2 EGT suggests an analogy of natural birth used of the new birth. Birth, natural and spiritual, takes place at a definite moment. 1 Peter 1:22-23

Titus 3:6

Titus 3:6

“Which” is the relative pronoun, not “who” the personal pronoun. [See RWP] If “which” it seems to refer to His Mercy which was shed on us; if “who” it may refer to the H.S. which he shed on us. Acts 2:18, Acts 2:33. Generally understood here to refer to the H.S. poured out on us at conversion.

Shed .. ASV poured out

Titus 3:7

Titus 3:7 Grace ..Titus 3:5, 1 John 3:3,

Titus 3:8

Titus 3:8 Faithful saying .. trustworthy. [cf NEB] If the Faithful saying v. 4-5, or v.7, or v. 8? Most say vs 4-7.

Affirm constantly .. Be insistent in these teaching, Affirm Truth. Not in sense of continually, but uniformily.

Believers maintain good works. Ephesians 2:10 Good works .. honorable occupation, etc. maintain = occupy self.

Titus 3:9

Titus 3:9 Avoid .. “to turn one’s self about”

Jewish myths – Titus 1:14, 1 Timothy 1:4 The law .. the article is not there.

Vain .. aimless, useless NIV, futile RSV

Titus 3:10

Titus 3:10

Heretick .. ASV factious, contentious, “sect maker”, a man who has decided he is right, everyone else is wrong, and he is going to cause strife and division. His disposition betrays him (1 Corinthians 11:16)

Reject .. refuse,

Titus 3:11

Titus 3:11

condemned .. self condement

Titus 3:12

Titus 3:12 Artemas .. Artemas or Tychicus seems to be replacement for Titus. cf Titus 1:5

Titus 3:13

Titus 3:13 Apollos .. Acts 18:24, etc

Titus 3:14

Titus 3:14

Maintain good works … Good scripture passage for use in taking the contribution.

Titus 3:15

Titus 3:15 [The KJV footnote added by translators.]