THRIV3::{discipline.love.passion}

paul writes to titus to encourage and instruct him as to what must be taught to God’s people.

titus 2:1-8 (4-8)

then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. in everything set them an example by doing what is good. in your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

i find this passage makes me somewhat uneasy. especially the words to us as younger men and women. are we being obedient to God’s word, if these are the qualifiers for Godly men and women.

paul goes on to remind us and titus that this isn’t about earning our salvation, it’s about obedience. we obey because we’re accepted.

titus 3:4-5a

but when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.

further study:
Gen 1:27-28, Gen 2, Proverbs 31, Micah 6:8, Ga 5:22, Eph 4:1-3, Col 3:12, 1 Tim 5:10