Posts with the tag “the-book-of-titus”

When we hear the word "submission," something inside us often recoils. In our culture of independence and personal rights, submission sounds like weakness, like rolling over and playing dead. But what if we've misunderstood this concept entirely? What if submission, properly understood, is actually one of the keys to human flourishing and spiritual maturity?Understanding True SubmissionThe biblica...  Read More

There's something powerful about the difference between knowing the right thing and actually doing it. We've all experienced that gap—the space between understanding what's good and living it out in our daily choices. The apostle Paul understood this tension deeply when he wrote to Titus about life in the early church.From Right Belief to Right ActionThe early Christians on the island of Crete wer...  Read More

Picture a Roman courtroom, centuries ago. Tall pillars frame a stone pavement where a controversial prisoner stands before a powerful governor and King Agrippa II. This prisoner has been shuffled from court to court, making enemies wherever he goes, with many calling for his execution. When given permission to speak, he stretches out his hand and begins his defense—not with excuses, but with an ac...  Read More

The small Mediterranean island of Crete might seem an unlikely place to learn profound truths about church leadership, yet it's exactly where the Apostle Paul sent crucial instructions that would shape Christian communities for millennia. In his letter to Titus, Paul addresses something that might initially seem mundane—church governance—but reveals it as essential to the health and flourishing of...  Read More

In a world drowning in information, where everyone with an internet connection claims expertise on everything from theology to medicine, the ancient letter to Titus speaks with startling relevance. This brief New Testament epistle tackles a problem as old as humanity itself: the devastating impact of bad teaching on God's people.The Cretan CrisisPicture the island of Crete in the first century—a p...  Read More

What makes faith strong?It's a question that echoes through the corridors of Christian life. Many of us can point to a moment—or perhaps a gradual awakening—when we first believed in Jesus. That initial trust, that saving faith, is a precious gift from God. It's the foundation of our relationship with Him, the bedrock upon which everything else is built.But here's the beautiful truth: God doesn't ...  Read More