Lord Jesus Christ in Titus
Verses within this Study.
1:1, 3-Saviour, 4, 4-Son, 4-Saviour; 2:10-Saviour, 13; 13-Saviour; 3:4-Saviour, 6, 6-Saviour.Click on the following links to jump to a section within the study of this Bible Book: Lord only, Jesus only, Christ only, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Lord Jesus, Lord Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, Son, Saviour.
God
is used 12 times in this epistle. That's three times as often as the Son of God is mentioned. While this epistle would better fit a study on the doctrine of God
, the present study is about the names / roles of the Son of God. Therefore, comments will be limited to the subject of this study.
Jesus Christ
is only mentioned in 3 verses and Lord Jesus Christ
is only mentioned in 1 verse of this epistle. However, Saviour
is used in 6 verses, which makes it more than the number of verses that mention the Son of God. In addition, three out of four of the verses in this epistle that mention the Son of God call Him our Saviour
. And, the other three verses that use Saviour
say that God the Father
is our Saviour
. Just like a father and a mother are each a 'parent', yet the function of each within the role of 'parent' is different, so also are God the Father
and God the Son both Saviour
with the specific function of each different within the role of Saviour
.
In addition, to the normal sections in this study, the Book Study on Titus provides a basic outline and links to other studies involving this epistle.
As should be obvious from the outline above, Paul says a lot about sound doctrine
in this book. The basic message of sound doctrine
is to act like God our Saviour
. Those people who show the character of our Saviour
will follow sound doctrine
. Those people who are saved but carnal will disobey sound doctrine
but are expected to obey it after being taught it. Lost people will try to destroy sound doctrine
. God our Saviour
gives sound doctrine
and the true relationship that someone has with God our Saviour
is shown by their reaction to sound doctrine
.
Lord Only
Lord
is not used by itself in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord
.
Jesus Only
Jesus
is not used by itself in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Jesus
.
Christ Only
Christ
is not used by itself in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ
.
Jesus Christ
In this epistle, Paul uses Jesus Christ
to show that he is our Saviour
and how both roles of the Son of God fulfill the requirements to be our Saviour
.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
Verses 1:1 through 1:4 form a single sentence. It can be divided by punctuation as:
- The authority and nature that comes from having God as your personal
Saviour
. - Paul's authority to write this epistle.
Paul,
a servant of God,
and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
according to the faith of God's elect,
and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
- The promised salvation of God.
In hope of eternal life,
which God,
that cannot lie,
promised before the world began;
- The manifested salvation of God.
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching,
which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
- The recipient of God's salvation and Paul's authority in these local assemblies.
To Titus,
mine own son after the common faith:
- Blessings that come from being saved and having the nature of our
Saviour
. Grace,
mercy,
and peace,
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour
Please also see the note for 1:3 and 1:4 under Saviour and the note for 1:4 under Son and the note for 1:4 under Lord Jesus Christ.
While many sentences produce a breakdown that is obvious, I realize that the summary
of each section that I provided above might not be that obvious at first
glance. So please stick with me while I explain. This opening is very similar to Paul's opening found in other books but there are some differences. As seen in other books, Paul starts out saying that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ
. In this phrase, Jesus Christ
is used as an identifier of God the Son that is the commonly recognized in the New Testament churches. Also, in this epistle, Jesus Christ
is used in recognition of the personal aspects of salvation provided by the Son of God through His role as Jesus
and also through His role as Christ
. The difference in this opening is that it mentions the functions of those roles where other openings assume that the reader understands them. Look at the part of the sentence that contains Jesus Christ
. Paul
identifies himself as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ
. While I could go on with details related to these two roles, I will move on with a recommendation that the reader refer to the notes for the opening of 1Timothy and 2Timothy where those details are explained, especially when related to the role of Saviour
.
Moving onto the next phrase in this sentence, we find according to the faith of God's elect
. This is a direct reference to the saved who live a life which testifies of their salvation. The functional definition, of the word elect
, is: 'saved and living a life that is a testimony of the changes which the ministries Jesus Christ cause'. Please see the verses and associated notes for Isaiah 42:1; 45:4; 65:9, 22; Matthew 24:22, 24, 31; Mark 13:20, 22, 27; Luke 18:7; 8:33; Colossians 3:12; 2Timothy 2:10; Titus 1:1; 1Peter 1:2; 2:6; 2John 1:1, 13. Every one of these verses use elect
as a reference to the saved or to the Son of God. In addition, each of the references in the epistles connect elect
to a changed life and the evidences of a changed life. None of them include the liars who claim salvation based upon a religious act ('prayer to Jesus', etc) while they live for the flesh and Hell. Returning to out part of the sentence, we said that Paul connected Jesus Christ
to according to the faith of God's elect
and that God's elect
was a reference of the saved. Basically, in this phrase, Paul is saying that the faith of
the saved (God's elect
) that is a result of his ministry (a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ
) and is evidence (according to
) that he presented the Gospel of Your Salvation as he claimed. It is the ministry of Jesus
to turn lost souls into God's elect
(saved people). It is the ministry of Christ
to provide spiritual maturity after initial profession, which is what we find in the phrase of and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness
. So, in this part of the sentence we find a phrase for the ministry of Jesus
(according to the faith of God's elect
) added (and
) a phrase for the ministry of Christ
(the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness
) and this combination directly follows (explains the use of) Jesus Christ
.
Since the main role of God that is mentioned in this epistle is Saviour
, it is appropriate for Paul to open the epistle with some details of the roles of Jesus
and of Christ
when it comes to salvation. However, Paul didn't stop there but provided a second set of phrases which state the same thing a different way. This is for those who missed the first set and to provide the basis for doctrine by stating the same thing twice. In the next two sections of this sentence we find the ministry of each role stated with more detail. In the first off the next sections, we read In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began
. Most people understand that eternal life
is used for being saved and there are enough other places in this study where I have shown that the Son of
God died as Jesus
to pay for our eternal life
. What we find in addition in this phrase is the reference to God (the Father)
when it tells us that God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began
. God the Father planned salvation and provided thee power for salvation and God the Son executed the plan of God the Father. This is, essentially, how God the Father is our Saviour
and God the Son is also our Saviour
. Both did a part of our salvation, even though the part done by each was different. We also have seen a few verses that tell us that God the Holy Ghost is also our Saviour
. God the Holy Ghost keeps is connected to Heaven while we are in this flesh, no matter how sinful we act. Also, God the Son is also our Saviour
in each and every one of His roles as Lord
and as Jesus
and as Christ
.
While the current section of this sentence deals with God the Son being Saviour
as Jesus
, the next section of this sentence deals with God the Son being Saviour
as Christ
. In that section, we read But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour
. The phrase manifested his word through preaching
tells us how God the Son provides spiritual maturity through His role as Christ
. Although many religious doctrines deny it, the Bible makes it clear that this ministry is part of salvation and any who claim salvation while never having this ministry are liars and Biblical bastards
(Hebrews 12:8). And, again, we find this ministry associated with the commandment of God our Saviour
. This phrase explicitly tells us that God the Father is our Saviour
and that He gave the commandment
(plan and power) of salvation.
Paul is claiming to represent the Son of God in both of His roles as Jesus
and as Christ
and that God the Father is our Saviour
because God the Father planned the roles of God the Son when it comes to our salvation.
Paul is essentially starting out claiming to represent the God that every truly
Biblically saved person knows and recognizes and (is supposed to) obeys.
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
This verse is in the middle of a sentence that goes from 2:11 through 2:14 and starts out with For
(Here's why). It can be divided by punctuation as:
- The plan of salvation from God.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly,
righteously,
and godly,
in this present world;
- The hope of salvation.
Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
- The payment of salvation.
Who gave himself for us,
that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify unto himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.
This note is referenced in the note for 2:13 under Saviour. Here I will present the interpretation of this sentence and below apply it to the Christians of Crete as an example of how it is to apply to us. It should be obvious that this
sentence is talking about salvation
. The first part of this sentence starts with For the grace of God that bringeth salvation
and the second part is talking about glorious appearing of...our Saviour
. The third part is also talking about salvation
, although it is not so obvious as to use that exact word.
It is giving details of true Biblical salvation.
If you reference the outline of Titus given at the start of the notes on this epistle, we said that chapter 2 presents sound doctrine
for various church members and this sentence provides a summary for the chapter which tells us why all saved should obey sound doctrine
. This sentence has three segments which present the sequence of salvation: God's plan, the hope presented to us that will draw us to God's plan of salvation, and the payment for salvation made by our Saviour Jesus Christ
. However, notice that this payment includes what He expects to receive in return. It says He gave himself for us that
He would have the results specified. We know that not all people are saved, even though 1John 2:2 tells us And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world
. If He isn't going to get what He expects out of salvation (third part of this sentence, Ephesians 2:10, etc), He doesn't apply His payment to the sins of that individual. Yes, there is a variety in the amount that He receives when we compare one person to another, but receiving only a little from someone's saved live (as opposed to receiving a lot) is totally different than someone asking the Son of God to apply His death to the record of their sin while they insist that He won't get anything of what He died to receive.
So the third section of this sentence tells us that He expects these three
specific results in the lives of all saved.
First, He expects that he might redeem us from all iniquity
. In the Bible, iniquity
is distinguished from sin
mainly in the extent of the unrighteous act. A one time act of unrighteousness is sin. An ongoing lifestyle of repeating the same sin is iniquity
. Think of addiction. Every addict thought he was able to quit any time that he wanted until he tried and found himself enslaved to that addiction. Reformers Unanimous has a far greater recovery rate than any other addictions program because their basic program is to get people introduced to the person who is the truth
(John 14:6) and then help them build their personal relationship with Him on the basis that He will make (not set) you free
(John 8:32, 36).
Plain and simple, if you aren't willing to stop your sinning, don't ask God to
save you.
In addition, to redeeming us from all iniquity
, He also plans to purify unto himself a peculiar people
. The Bible uses peculiar
here to mean 'different from the world'. God's saved people are peculiar
in that he has purified them unto himself
. Pure
means 100%. You can not buy 'pure gold' or 'pure silver'. The best that anyone can legally claim is '0.999% pure' gold or silver. Given that, purify unto himself
means to remove everything that doesn't match himself
. This is obviously a life-long process that can not be completed in this flesh, but he plans upon spending our entire life in the flesh making us as much like himself
as he can.
If you are planning upon sitting on your 'blessed assurance' and being spoon fed
and never maturing spiritually, don't ask to be saved.
The third thing that He plans to receive when He saves someone is a person who is zealous of good works
. This (zealous
) is someone that thee world considers a fanatic and wants to lock up or kill. The good works
are works of God in our life ([Matthew 19:17; Mark 10:18; Luke 18:19 good
]; works
Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 2:20; etc). Basically, even though the world will bring us tribulation, God expects His saved people to be zealous
of having Him work in their life because with His working in our life comes
eternal rewards for giving Him glory.
While the comments above deal in general with the theology of this sentence, the following deals more with what Paul was instructing Titus to teach these churches. In 1:13 and again in 2:15 (the next sentence), Paul instructs Titus to rebukethem sharply / with all authority
the Christians of Crete (1:5). After telling Titus to rebuke
these Christians, Paul goes on in 1:13-16 and says why to rebukethem sharply
and who they are to be wary of. That is, because they were carnal, they were attracted to those people who taught false doctrine that would excuse their sin. Then in 2:1 through 2:10 Paul tells Titus specific instructions that he is to give these Christians about how they are to act (godly in obedience to sound doctrine
). Then in this sentence (2:11-14), Paul gives the reason they are to follow his commands (that was what you agreed to when God saved you). First, Paul tells them For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men
in 2:11. This grace appeared onto the Christians at Crete when Paul and others brought the word of God. However, Paul and those others had a life that backed up their claim of representing a God who was different than any other god they knew. The life of Paul and the others matched the things that we find in this sentence which God expected His saved people to have in their life. These saved people at Crete now had the responsibility to present the same honest testimony to their neighbors so that their neighbors would get saved. In addition, Paul goes on in 2:12 and says Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world
. Notice that the verb in this phrase (Teaching
) is ongoing present tense. Not only do we have the witness of salvation through Jesus
to us and our responsibility to present the same witness to others, but we have the present ongoing ministry of Christ
in our lives as described in 2:12. Furthermore, Paul continues into the future with 2:13 where he reminds us of our judgment by the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ
where we not only will get into Heaven through the ministry of Jesus
but will also receive rewards for our obedience to the ministry of Christ
. And, finally, just in case they were too dense to catch the subtle, Paul bluntly states why God the Son left Heaven, became man and went to Hell for you and me. In 2:14 Paul says Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works
. There is no one who can apply this verse to someone who claims to be saved but is living for the world, the flesh and the devil, and say that God accomplished His purpose for salvation in that person's life. Again, all of these verses form a single sentence and anyone who tries to take some of these verses without the rest is following the way of Satan when he quoted the Bible while tempting Jesus
.
Titus 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:4 through 3:7 is a single sentence which can be divided by the punctuation as:
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to his mercy he saved us,
by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
- How He saved us.
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
- Why He saved us.
That being justified by his grace,
we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1. God's plan of salvation.
In general, we can say that in chapter 2 Paul told Titus how he was to instruct the Christians of Crete to conduct their personal lives. Now, in chapter 3, Paul instructs on public lives. This is because how we act reflects upon God our Saviour
and how we make God look affects if people decide to get saved.
Paul starts out saying to obey the authorities that God put over us For
(Here's why) we ourselves also were sometimes foolish..
. That is, we fight against God ordained authority because of our own sinful natures. So, since we were that way and people did what was necessary to show us that we needed to be saved, we need to do the same for others. After that, Paul contrasts our sinful nature to God's nature and actions with the sentence that goes from 3:4 through 3:7 and starts with But
. Here Paul reminds us that God gave us kindness and love of God our saviour...mercy...saved...washing...regeneration...renewing...Holy Ghost...justified...grace...heirs...hope....eternal life
. Paul tells us that we received these through Jesus Christ
. Certainly, being saved
and receiving the Holy Ghost
and other things come through the finished work of Jesus
but regeneration, renewing
and other things come through the ongoing ministry of Christ
. Therefore, Paul is using Jesus Christ
in reference to each role of the Son of God as related to our salvation. He is also telling us that God the Father is our Saviour
along with Jesus Christ
being our Saviour
because God the Father did all of these things for us through Jesus Christ
.
To understand what God the Father did, we need to look a little closer at the
detail of this sentence.
This sentence starts with But
, which means it is going in a different direction than the prior sentence. That sentence starts with For
, which means it gives the reason for the sentence before it, and the two need to be considered together. In those sentences (3:1-3) we read Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving
divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one
another.
While much could be said, we can summarize these sentences to say we are to submit to God given authorities, and to act is a way that makes people call us Christians
(Acts 11:26), and to act that way unto all men
(especially thee worst of them) because we used to be examples of the worst sinners. This sentence starts with But
and tells us about what God did to save us because God didn't act like we deserved. Further, as angry and other things that we feel against these people that treat us bad, we treated God worst and God would have felt more anger, but didn't act like He felt like. He acted in Love and we are His messengers in this world, so we need to act in love towards those who currently act like we used to act.
As we look at the details of this sentence, hopefully that will become apparent.
So we start the detail analysis of this sentence with But
and said that God acted different than we want to act when people treat us just a little like we treated God before getting saved. Unfortunately, lots of saved people still treat God that way. But, going on, we see in the first section of this sentence the plan of salvation that God used. First, He showed His kindness and love
by sending His only begotten son in flesh as Jesus Christ
. We know this because Paul says after
, which means there was a time before the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared
. We also know that the time of this change is linked to God acting as our Saviour
, and this sentence tells us that Jesus Christ
is also our Saviour
, so we can know that the time of this change is when Jesus Christ
became our Saviour
. Then Paul tells us essentially the same thing as Ephesians 2:8-9 and other places when he says Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us
. We all know that we sinned and many places tell us that our works of righteousness
not only fall short of what God demands but are actually sin. So, since we could not live up to His standard, He saved us according to his mercy
. Mercy
is a legal term which means we don't suffer the punishment that the law demands for violating the law. How God set aside our just punishment is stated in the next phrase which says by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost
. The word by
means 'here's how'. The word regeneration
means 're-gened' (as in given new genes from an new Father [John 1:12 ]) / born again
. The the washing of regeneration
speaks of His washing all of our sins away when He made us His sons. But, notice that this phrase says and
. If I have a book in my left hand and
a book in my right hand
I have two books.However, if I take away either side of the and
(either book), I no longer have the
conclusion (two books). Likewise, if I take away either side of the and
in this phrase,
I no longer have the
conclusion (according to his mercy he saved us
). In order to have true Biblical salvation
I must have by the washing of regeneration
and
renewing of the Holy Ghost
. Renewing
means making new again. Since this is of the Holy Ghost
, we know that it is the Spiritual life that the saved receive from God. The renewing of the Holy Ghost
is an ongoing process that should happen daily in the lives of the saved whereby thee spiritual life that we received from God at our initial profession is made new by the Holy Ghost
. While we might refuse the work of the Holy Ghost
some days, someone who claims salvation but never has the renewing of the Holy Ghost
is missing one side of this and
, which means they do not have the conclusion of the and
, which is true Biblical salvation. This also relates to the ministries of Jesus Christ
. The first side of the and
(the washing of regeneration
) was paid for by the Son of God in His role as Jesus
(Romans 3:26). The second side of the and
(renewing of the Holy Ghost
) is used by the Son of God in His role as Christ
(Romans 12, especially 12:2)
to change our thinking and walking in this world.
Now that we have seen 'God's plan of salvation', as expressed by Paul in this sentence, the next section of this sentence tells us 'How He saved us'. Specifically, Paul tells us Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour
. The Which
is his mercy
that is given to us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost
. This section tells us that God gave them to us abundantly
, which could be really expanded upon bu
I will limit my comments to
the fact that one time is not abundantly
. These people that claim that God gave them His mercy one time, and that God is not working through the Holy Ghost
to change their life after their profession have not abundantly
received God's mercy and salvation. Going on, we find that he (God our Saviour) shed
through Jesus Christ our Saviour
. God (the Father) our Saviour
was the one who shed
(provided / gave) these things. He gave them through Jesus Christ our Saviour
. Thus, we see how that God the Father
and Jesus Christ
are both declared to be our Saviour
while they each did different parts of our salvation. As said in the general note for this epistle, a mother and a father are both 'parent' even though each performs different functions within the role of 'parent'. This sentenced tells us that our salvation came through Jesus Christ our Saviour
. Other verses also tell us the same thing and also tell us more details of this salvation when they use the phrase through Jesus Christ
(Romans 1:8; 6:11, 23; 7:25; 15:17; 16:27; Galatians 3:14; Titus 3:6; Hebrews 13:21; 1Peter 4:11).
I will not go into a study of these verses, but all of them are talking about our salvation or aspects of our salvation such as God getting glory from our lives through Jesus Christ
. Jesus summed it up in John 14:6 which tells us Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
God gives true Biblical mercy
and salvation to those who come through Jesus Christ
and refuses mercy
and salvation to all who try to come any other way. Again, through Jesus Christ
means through the ministry of Jesus
and of Christ
, which means we receive His life (the ministry of Jesus
) and He grows His life within us while we are in the flesh (the ministry of Christ
).
That brings us to the last section of this sentence, which tells us That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life
. As seen in the notes for Colossians and Ephesians and elsewhere, God puts His grace in us while we are sinners and our changed life provides the justification
for His giving us grace. God is not justified until we have a changed life. So when this sentence says That being justified by his grace
, it is saying that the justification is in our past, which means that we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life
occurs after we have a changed life. Yes, we receive our entrance to Heaven as soon as we trust in Jesus
, but the real inheritance comes through the ministry of Christ
, as seen many other places in this study. Notice that this doesn't just say that we should be made heirs of eternal life
, but has an included phrase of according to the hope
. Among other places, Colossians 1:27 tells us ...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory
. As explained in the note for that sentence, God saves us and puts Christ in you
because He hopes to get glory
from our changed life that should be the result of Christ in you
. As we give God glory by our changed life, He gives us eternal rewards. So, the phrase of according to the hope
means in agreement with God's hope of receiving glory from our changed life
, we should be made heirs
or we will receive eternal rewards for giving God glory. That inheritance / eternal rewards is according
to how much glory God receives from our changed life. So we can say that the conclusion of God's plan of salvation, according to this sentence, is That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life
. That is, after our changed life provides justification for God giving us salvation, He then adds on an inheritance according
to the amount of glory our changed life gives Him.
Christ Jesus
Christ Jesus
is not used in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ Jesus
.
Lord Jesus
Lord Jesus
is not used in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus
.
Lord Christ
Lord Christ
is not used in this book. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Christ
.
Lord Jesus Christ
Titus 1:4.
Please see note below about this verse. Please click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus Christ
.
Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Verses 1:1 through 1:4 form a single sentence. Please also see the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ and the note for 1:3 and 1:4 under Saviour and the note for 1:4 under Son. The breakdown of this sentence by punctuation is in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ.
While this opening is very similar to Paul's opening found in other books, there are some differences, but those differences don't relate to Paul's use of the roles of God the Son. Paul goes on, as he also does in other books, to say that he has his commission from God the Father
and from the Lord Jesus Christ
because some recognized God (the Father) as the ultimate authority and some recognized the Lord Jesus Christ
as the ultimate authority. Paul made it clear that there was no division between the two and he had the backing of the ultimate authority, no matter who you claimed that was. In addition, one of the main things that Paul is telling us in this epistle is that God the Father
is our Saviour
and that the Lord Jesus Christ
is our Saviour
.
That also makes them equal.
In addition, we find the blessings of Grace, mercy, and peace
only offered in 1Timothy 1:2; 2Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4 and 2John 1:3. In each case, the recipient of the epistle was a spiritual child
of the author. While Grace and peace
are normally offered to churches, mercy
is not. Please see the verses and associated notes for 1Timothy 1:2; 2Timothy 1:2 and 2John 1:3
in order to get further details.
Finally, this is one of the verses that tell us that the Lord Jesus Christ
is our Saviour
and it is in the same sentence as a verse that tells us that God the Father
is our Saviour
. They are equal but provide different functions as explained in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ.
Son
Titus 1:4.
As in 1Timothy and 2Timothy, Titus is called Paul's own son
because he had the same spiritual nature as Paul and was taught that nature by Paul. This relationship also reflects the relationship between God the Father and God the Son and the many places in the gospels that Jesus
said they both had the same nature. Please click here for all of the Verses that use Son
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son
.
Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Verses 1:1 through 1:4 form a single sentence. Please see the note above, the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ and the note for 1:3 and 1:4 under Saviour and the note for 1:4 under Lord Jesus Christ. The breakdown of this sentence by punctuation is in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ.
Saviour
Titus 1:3, 4; 2:10, 13; 3:4, 6.
Three times Titus is told that God is our Saviour
and Three times Titus is told that Jesus Christ
is our Saviour
. As noted elsewhere, both a mother and a father have the role as " parent' but their function within that role is different for each. The same is true about God our Saviour
and Jesus Christ our Saviour
. Please see the notes below about these verses. Please click here for all of the Verses that use Saviour
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Saviour
.
Titus 1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
Verses 1:1 through 1:4 form a single sentence. Please see the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ and the note for 1:4 under Son and the note for 1:4 under Lord Jesus Christ. The role of God the Father as our Saviour
is explained in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ. The breakdown of this sentence by punctuation is in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ.
Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Verses 1:1 through 1:4 form a single sentence. Please see the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ and the note for 1:4 under Son and the note for 1:4 under Lord Jesus Christ. The role of God the Father
as our Saviour
is explained in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ. The breakdown of this sentence by punctuation is in the note for 1:1 under Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
2:9 and 2:10 are a single verse instructing servants to be obedient unto their own masters
that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things
. Then the next sentence starts with For
, which means it tells us why we should do as instructed here. Please see the note for 2:13 under Jesus Christ to get the details of that sentence. It gives details of our salvation and tells us how our actions reflect upon our claim of salvation and upon our Saviour
. That is the same thing that the last phrase of this sentence says, only this sentence says it in a summary fashion and the next sentence says it in detail. This sentence is written to servants
, which is the Biblical term for workers, which takes in the majority of adult church members. Simply put, this sentence says that thee way we act reflects upon the reputation of God our Saviour
and it's not just what we do in church on Sundays but what we do in all things
.
We need to be constantly asking ourselves 'Will my current actions cause people to glorify the God that I claim as Saviour
or will my actions cause people to reject a God who would save someone who acts like me?'
Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Please see the note for 2:13 under Jesus Christ to get the details of this sentence.
Titus 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
3:4 through 3:7 is a single sentence which is dealt with in the note for 3:6 under Jesus Christ. Please see that note for details.
Titus 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:4 through 3:7 is a single sentence which is dealt with in the note for 3:6 under Jesus Christ. Please see that note for details.