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Titus
Appoint Leaders
Teach Sound Doctrine
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Complete the Task
15
116
21
11-4
312-15
311
16
2
Titus
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you
might set in order what remains, and appoint
elders in every city as I directed you
Purpose 15
Appoint Leaders
Teach Sound Doctrine
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Complete the Task
15
116
21
11-4
312-15
311
16
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Titus Purposes

• Explicit
• 15 Suggests that Paul and Titus had been
  involved in a joint ministry on the island. Paul
  left Titus behind (312) to complete the
  organization of the churches.
• Complete what is lacking (ta. lei,ponta
  literally the things which are lacking). See
  also call of Titus to diligently help Zenas the
  lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing
  is lacking for them. (313).
• Note the bracketing effect (inclusio)
• Nothing lacking in the churches (15)
• Nothing lacking in the leaders (313)

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Titus Purposes

• Explicit
• 15 Is this to be understood as two separate
  tasks?
• Complete the unfinished
• Appoint elders
• Or are they two sides of the same coin?
• Complete what is unfinished BY appointing elders?

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Titus Purposes

• Explicit
• 15 note the closing phrase in the book's purpose
  statement, as I directed you.
• Paul is reminding Titus that these instructions
  were previously given to him
• They also (if not more so) confirm to the Cretan
  churches that Titus work is supported by Pauls
  apostolic authority.

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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
Note the absence of a Thanksgiving section ?See
Rom 18-17 1 Cor 14-9) ?Others without
Thanksgiving, see Galatians, James, 2 Peter, 1
Timothy
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teaching the Church
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
Note the thrust of 15 appears to encompass the
entire book Complete what is lacking.
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
15
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teaching the Church

• Now a quite similar passage to 1 Tim 31ff.
• Yet, note subtle differences
• Only elders, no deacons mentioned
• Not recent convert eliminated
• Suggests two points
• Local situation dictates church order, not
  prescribed and fixed structure.
• Care must be taken to fully synthesize contents
  of all Pastorals into a composite whole.

Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
16-9
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
Note what appears as another introduction in 21
But as for you, speak the things which are
fitting for sound doctrine. Seems to serve as a
heading for all of chapter 2 (maybe rest of
book?).
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
21
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents

• 21-15 may be a unified whole
• An intro in 21
• Instructions in 22-10
• Doctrinal support in 211-15
• Summary in 215

How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
22-10
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
Note a fresh start in 31-2 (similar to 1 Tim 21
in words, yet different in purpose not prayer
but subjection) Remind them to be subject to
rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be
ready for every good deed Note shift to
believers and the world.
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
31-2
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents

• As we saw in 21-15 Paul repeats the structure
• Intro (31-2)
• Instruction grounded in doctrine (33-7)
• Summary (38-11)

How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
31-11
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus
Teach Sound Doctrine
Appoint Elders Danger from Opponents
How Believers Relate to One Another
How Believers Live in Society
315 is official closing of letter. Certainly
indicates that more than Titus are to hear the
message. 312-14 stands as specific instruction
to Titus, standing on its own.
Closing
Greeting/Opening
Older Men, women, and slaves
Rise of Opponents and response
Summary How to Deal with Opponents
Appoint Elders (and their Duties)
General Teaching to All
Preface/Intro
Doctrinal Basis
Doctrinal Basis
Summary
312-15
15-9
22-10
11-4
312-15
38-11
110-16
21
31-2
211-14
33-7
215
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Titus Structure Observations

• 1. Appears as if Paul did not sit down with an
  explicit plan for its pattern of thought
• Would it be fair to say that the letter was a bit
  more spontaneous?
• His style in each chapter of Titus is repetitive
• He introduces his idea
• He give instructions,
• He offers a basis of them in a doctrinal
  statement
• He recapitulates or summarizes his thoughts

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Titus Structure Observations

• 2. The need in the church is for sound doctrine
• Sound doctrine points toward ethical behavior
  (godliness)
• Behavior spring from sound teaching.
• 3. Paul does not enter into controversy or debate
  with the heresy
• Sound doctrine is voiced, heresy is almost ignored

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Titus Study Getting Started

• If I was to study the Book of Titus, there are
  three places of interest that the books
  structure might prompt me to look
• Titus 15 Books Overall Purpose
• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Titus 211-15 Definition of Sound Doctrine

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Titus Study Getting Started

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• NAS Titus 21 But as for you, speak the things
  which are fitting for sound doctrine.
• NIV Titus 21 You must teach what is in accord
  with sound doctrine.
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Smiths translation But You speak (the things)
  that are fitting/proper of healthy (life-giving?)
  teaching.

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Titus Study Getting Started

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• But You is in direct contrast of the teaching of
  the opponents in Titus 110-16
• Su. de. See also the other four times it occurs
  in the Pastoral Epistles 1 Tim. 611 2 Tim.
  310, 14 45.

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Titus Study Getting Started

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Note the definite article th/
• Thus, we are not talking about a choice among
  many sound teaching but THE Sound Teaching.

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Titus Study

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Note the word ugiainou,sh (Lexical form
  ugiai,nw)
• 1. to be in good physical health, be healthy,
  literal meaning 2. to be sound or free from
  error, be correct, figurative meaning.
• 12 xs in New Testament only 4 outside of the
  Pastoral Epistles, 3 of them in Luke

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Titus Study

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Note the word ugiainou,sh (Lexical form
  ugiai,nw)
• Jesus calling Levi And Jesus answered and said
  to them, "It is not those who are well who need a
  physician, but those who are sick. Luke 531
• Interesting to note that in the parallel Synoptic
  passages, Mark 217 and Matt 912 both use the
  word, strong (oi ivscu,ontej) not healthy.
• Jesus heals Centurions Servant And when those
  who had been sent returned to the house, they
  found the slave in good health. Luke 710
• Parable of Prodigal Son 'Your brother has come,'
  he replied, 'and your father has killed the
  fattened calf because he has him back safe and
  sound. Luke 1527
• Luke 531 710 1527 1 Tim. 110 63 2 Tim.
  113 43 Titus 19, 13 21f 3 John 12

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Titus Study

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Note the noun form of the word (ugih,j) which
  occurs 11 xs in NT 9 in Gospels Matt. 1213
  1531 Mark 534 John 56, 9, 11, 14f 723
  Acts 410 Titus 28
• 1. being physically well or sound, healthy,
  sound. 2. being un-corrupted or correct
• Jesus heals Woman with Issue of Blood, And He
  said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you
  well go in peace, and be healed of your
  affliction. Mark 534
• Jesus to Paralytic When Jesus saw him lying
  there and learned that he had been in this
  condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you
  want to get well? John 56

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Titus Study Getting Started

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• Is sound doctrine/teaching healthy on its own?
• Is sound doctrine/teaching healthy for hearers?
• If our doctrine is lacking or diseased, then it
  is not sound or mature.

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Titus Study Getting Started

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Su. de. la,lei a pre,pei th/ ugiainou,sh
  didaskali,aÅ
• But Paul calls Titus not just to teach sound
  doctrinebut also the things which are fitting
• Connection between doctrine and ethics creed and
  conduct belief and practice
• Young women25 that the word of God may not be
  dishonored.
• Slaves210 so that in every way they will make
  the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
• This means that its vital that our behavior fits
  our doctrine. Else we will dishonor the teaching.

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Titus Study

• Titus 21 Introduction to 21-311
• Lesson 1 We are to be teachers of both doctrine
  and ethics
• The sound doctrine
• The things which are fitting
• Lesson 2 We are to teach them in relation to
  each other.
• Doctrine without ethics is empty and hollow
• Ethics without doctrine is baseless
• Lesson 3 We are to relate doctrine to ethics not
  only in general principles but in detailed
  applications
• Rest of chapter is just this!
• Or what about Holiness Entire Sanctification.