Chapter 1:
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Introduction 1 2 3 2 Timothy Philemon
Titus 1
Concise Complete
The apostle salutes Titus. (1-4) The qualifications of a
faithful pastor. (5-9) The evil temper and practices of false teachers. (10-16)
Verses 1-4 All are
the servants of God who are not slaves of sin and Satan. All gospel truth is
according to godliness, teaching the fear of God. The intent of the gospel is to
raise up hope as well as faith; to take off the mind and heart from the world,
and to raise them to heaven and the things above. How excellent then is the
gospel, which was the matter of Divine promise so early, and what thanks are due
for our privileges! Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God; and
whoso is appointed and called, must preach the word. Grace is the free favour of
God, and acceptance with him. Mercy, the fruits of the favour, in the pardon of
sin, and freedom from all miseries both here and hereafter. And peace is the
effect and fruit of mercy. Peace with God through Christ who is our Peace, and
with the creatures and ourselves. Grace is the fountain of all blessings. Mercy,
and peace, and all good, spring out of this.
Verses 5-9 The
character and qualification of pastors, here called elders and bishops, agree
with what the apostle wrote to Timothy. Being such bishops and overseers of the
flock, to be examples to them, and God's stewards to take care of the affairs of
his household, there is great reason that they should be blameless. What they
are not to be, is plainly shown, as well as what they are to be, as servants of
Christ, and able ministers of the letter and practice of the gospel. And here
are described the spirit and practice becoming such as should be examples of
good works.
Verses 10-16 False
teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose such in good time, that
their folly being made manifest, they may go no further They had a base end in
what they did; serving a worldly interest under pretence of religion: for the
love of money is the root of all evil. Such should be resisted, and put to
shame, by sound doctrine from the Scriptures. Shameful actions, the reproach of
heathens, should be far from Christians; falsehood and lying, envious craft and
cruelty, brutal and sensual practices, and idleness and sloth, are sins
condemned even by the light of nature. But Christian meekness is as far from
cowardly passing over sin and error, as from anger and impatience. And though
there may be national differences of character, yet the heart of man in every
age and place is deceitful and desperately wicked. But the sharpest reproofs
must aim at the good of the reproved; and soundness in the faith is most
desirable and necessary. To those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is
pure; they abuse, and turn things lawful and good into sin. Many profess to know
God, yet in their lives deny and reject him. See the miserable state of
hypocrites, such as have a form of godliness, but are without the power; yet let
us not be so ready to fix this charge on others, as careful that it does not
apply to ourselves.
Chapter 1:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 2 Timothy Philemon
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
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Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
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John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
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