There is so much hope in the first paragraph! God who cannot lie! Which means all His promises will take place. The fulfillment of the holy days, The resurrections of dead, eternal life ! So many wonderful promises. I find if I focus just on that fact alone I have a better day.
Verses 12-13 always make me wonder how bad it was in Crete for Paul to take a shot like that.
Easy to read over the qualifications in v5-9 and say “Well I’m not a minister, so…” but it’s really just a list of how a Christian should be. There aren’t two separate standards in God’s Church—how the leaders should be is how everyone should be. How *I* should be.
Yes, How “I” should be!
We are all training now to be leaders, ministers, servants both metaphorically now to be a helpmate after Christ’s return.
If I don’t learn and do now, how will I be the type of servant God wants me to be to those I am put in charge of in the Millennium.
Yes! Our Great God’s promises are trustworthy and incorruptible!
I also participate in the COGWA Monthly Scripture Writing program. Each month has a different theme with a new scripture every day to reflect on. February’s theme has been PROMISES OF GOD. I found it very encouraging especially as the world around us disintegrates..
This is a heavy chapter… My reflection continues with the following verses:
Titus 1:15-16 15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
Wow! Am “I” A True Believer or only a Professing Christian!
In the COGWA new Sermons Podcast program there is a Sermon posted by Mr. Horchak on Being a True Believer. I think I will listen to that resource again as a follow up to these verses.
I often appreciate how direct Paul can be sometimes 😂
:9 Interesting that being able to rebuke is mentioned as a qualification. Not just be able to teach the truth, but to “rebuke those who contradict it.”
Which makes sense with verse 10…being able to rebuke *because* there was a problem with “empty talkers and deceivers.” Sounds as if Titus and those he would appoint would have their work cut out for them.
:16 seems so harsh from the distant perspective of not actually being there. It’s hard to even imagine hearing that now, but I guess it shows just how unacceptable and detrimental that behavior is.
Tit 2:2 “That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.” When I was baptized, a life-time ago, I never thought I would live long enough to be–or start being–an “aged” man. Well? 65 came faster than Warp 9! Am I there yet? Nope! Hopefully getting it more and more, as the rest of th verse enjoins. So much packed into one sentence–or often just one word.
Jeremy, a programming suggestion: this platform does not allow one to go back and edit one’s sniggly typos: see my post, “the rest of th verse…” Duh. Would it be too difficult to have that engineered in?
There is so much hope in the first paragraph! God who cannot lie! Which means all His promises will take place. The fulfillment of the holy days, The resurrections of dead, eternal life ! So many wonderful promises. I find if I focus just on that fact alone I have a better day.
Paul sure knew how to start a letter! I love the “before time began” part. God had this all in motion before we were even on the scene. How amazing!
Verses 12-13 always make me wonder how bad it was in Crete for Paul to take a shot like that.
Easy to read over the qualifications in v5-9 and say “Well I’m not a minister, so…” but it’s really just a list of how a Christian should be. There aren’t two separate standards in God’s Church—how the leaders should be is how everyone should be. How *I* should be.
Yes, How “I” should be!
We are all training now to be leaders, ministers, servants both metaphorically now to be a helpmate after Christ’s return.
If I don’t learn and do now, how will I be the type of servant God wants me to be to those I am put in charge of in the Millennium.
Yes! Our Great God’s promises are trustworthy and incorruptible!
I also participate in the COGWA Monthly Scripture Writing program. Each month has a different theme with a new scripture every day to reflect on. February’s theme has been PROMISES OF GOD. I found it very encouraging especially as the world around us disintegrates..
This is a heavy chapter… My reflection continues with the following verses:
Titus 1:15-16 15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
Wow! Am “I” A True Believer or only a Professing Christian!
In the COGWA new Sermons Podcast program there is a Sermon posted by Mr. Horchak on Being a True Believer. I think I will listen to that resource again as a follow up to these verses.
I often appreciate how direct Paul can be sometimes 😂
:9 Interesting that being able to rebuke is mentioned as a qualification. Not just be able to teach the truth, but to “rebuke those who contradict it.”
Which makes sense with verse 10…being able to rebuke *because* there was a problem with “empty talkers and deceivers.” Sounds as if Titus and those he would appoint would have their work cut out for them.
:16 seems so harsh from the distant perspective of not actually being there. It’s hard to even imagine hearing that now, but I guess it shows just how unacceptable and detrimental that behavior is.
Tit 2:2 “That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.” When I was baptized, a life-time ago, I never thought I would live long enough to be–or start being–an “aged” man. Well? 65 came faster than Warp 9! Am I there yet? Nope! Hopefully getting it more and more, as the rest of th verse enjoins. So much packed into one sentence–or often just one word.
Jeremy, a programming suggestion: this platform does not allow one to go back and edit one’s sniggly typos: see my post, “the rest of th verse…” Duh. Would it be too difficult to have that engineered in?