“Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be…
“Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you” (Titus 2:15). Why is there always a battle to get things done? Why are there those…
“aiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and…
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the…
“Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they…
“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent…
“Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled” (Titus 2:6). How simple an instruction that flies in the face of what our contemporary culture promotes. Be all that you can…
“They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to…
“Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine” (Titus 2:3a). Be dutiful and keep what you know to yourself. This may sound…
“Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness” (Titus 2:2). This list is not impossible, nor unfair. It might read like a…