Sunday, October 25, 2009

Titus 2 continues with various teachings to different people groups. Older men are to be taught to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love and in endurance. Older women are to be taught to be reverent in their lifestyle, so they can model and train younger women to love , respect, and be in subjection to their husbands. They are also taught to love their children, be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, and to be kind, "so that nobody will malign the word of God". Young men should be taught to be self-controlled, to do only what is good, and to have integrity , sincerity and soundness in their speech. Paul reminds us that we should also teach to all people everywhere that it is the grace of God that teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives , and in doing this God "purifies to Himself a people what are His very own, eager to do what is good". Amen