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Qualities of a Sound Church
But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
Promote Right Teaching
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.
the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things —
that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children,
to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely.
And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.
Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,
Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back
or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.
Trained by Saving Grace
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God,
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.