Messages from Titus

In this post, I read through the book of Titus and see the charges put forth for Christians.


Charges for Elders:
1: 6-9

• Must be blameless
• Faithful to his wife
  
• Children must believe
  
• Not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient
  
• Blameless
• Not overbearing
• Not quick-tempered
• Not given to drunkenness
• Not violent
• Not pursuing violent gain
• He must be hospitable
• Loves what is good
• Self-controlled
• Upright
• Holy
• Honest
• Hold firmly to the trustworthy message
• Encourage others with sound doctrine
• Refute those who oppose it

To those rebuking those in opposition:
(This one is a little harder to categorize, but there are definite commands given in this passage)
1:11, 13-14

• Silence them
• Refute them sharply
• Pay no attention to Jewish myths or purely human commands

To the older men:
2:2

• Be temperate
• Be worthy of respect
• self-controlled
• Sound in faith, love and in endurace

To the older women:
2:3-5

• Reverent in the way that they live
• Not slanderers
• Not addicted to much wine
• Able to teach what is good
• Encourage young women to love their husbands and children, be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind and submissive to their husbands
  

To young men:
2:6-8

• Self-controlled in everything
• An example with good works and integrity in teaching
• Message should be beyond reproach

To slaves:
2:9-10

• Submissive to their masters in everything
• Well-pleasing
• Not talking back
• Not stealing
• Demonstrate utter faithfulness

For all people:
2:12-13, 15

• Deny godlessness and worldly lusts
• live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age
• Wait for the hope and appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ
• Say these things
• Encourage
• Rebuke with all authority
• Encourage

For Christians living amongst outsiders:
3:1-2, 8-9, 14

• Be submissive to rulers and authorities
• Obey
• Be ready for every good work
• Slander no one
• Avoid fighting
• Be kind
• Always show gentleness to people
• Insist on these things
• Avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels and disputes about the law
• Reject a divisive person after their first and second warning
• Devote yourselves to good works for cases of urgent need