{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/pnt/tit002.htm","path":"bib/cmt/pnt/tit002.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/pnt/tit002.htm","text":"The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, [1891]\nSpeak . . . sound doctrine. Instead of inculcating Jewish fables and speculations impart healthy teaching; teach practical duties.\nThat the aged men be sober. Not given to wine. We must keep in mind that the converts had recently been given to heathen vices.\nTemperate. Exhibiting self-control.\nSound in faith. True believers.\nIn patience. Steadfastly persevering.\nThe aged women likewise. One general rule is given, in effect that they seek holy lives.\nNot false accusers. Not given to slander, and insinuations of evil, a fault by no means uncommon among certain classes of women.\nTeachers of good things. Both by example and precept. How beautiful is an aged Christian woman of saintly life!\nThat they may teach. A special mission is to teach the young women. What they were to be taught follows.\nTo be discreet. How often thoughtless indiscretion has caused great pain and trouble!\nKeepers at home. Those who are continually going must neglect the duties of domestic life. See Ti1 5:13.\nYoung men . . . be sober-minded. The precept, sober-minded, occurs four times in six verses, and may be accounted for by the volatile character of the Cretans. See Tit 1:12-13.\nShowing thyself a pattern. While exhorting others.\nShowing uncorruptness. Sincerity.\nSound speech. Speech of a healthy, moral effect.\nHe that is of the contrary part. Opposers, whether heathen, Jews, or false teachers.\nExhort servants. Slaves. See notes on Eph 6:5-8. Many of the first converts were servants.\nNot purloining. Men robbed of liberty and labor have always been under temptation to steal.\nGood fidelity. Faithfulness in duty which will secure the master's confidence.\nThat they may adorn. The virtues of a Christian servant would commend Christianity to the master. As a matter of fact we know that many masters were converted by their servants.\nHath appeared to all men. The divine favor shown forth in the gospel of salvation is for all men, servants as well as masters.\nTeaching us. We are taught in this system of grace that we must deny ourselves all sinful lusts, and live godly lives.\nLooking for. The attitude of Christians is that of waiting in expectation of the fulfillment of a glorious hope. Compare Co1 1:7; Phi 3:20; Th1 1:9.\nWho gave himself. The Lord who will appear gave the greatest of all things, himself, for us.\nThat he might redeem us. To deliver us from sin, not only from its power, but its penalty.\nA peculiar people. Separate, chosen, holy in life. The Jews were, under the old covenant, a peculiar people; now, Christians, are God's Israel.\nLet no man despise thee. Command respect.","title":"The People's New Testament: Titus: Titus Chapter 2","type":"page"}