We tend to recoil whenever anyone gets into our personal life and tells us how to live or act. Thankfully the scriptures don’t hold back when it comes to offering instruction as to how a Christian ought to conduct his/herself. Paul walks Titus through 5 arenas of human categorization and pulls no punches as he instructs him how to teach the church character and conduct that is in accordance with sound doctrine.
Older Men:
(1) Temperate
(2) Worthy of Respect
(3) Self-Controlled
(4) Sound in: Faith, Love – Endurance
Older Women:
(1) Reverent in the way they live
(2) Not Slanderers
(3) Not Addicted to wine
(4) Teach what is Good
Younger Women:
(1) Love their Husbands & Children
(2) Self-controlled & Pure
(3) Busy at Home & Kind
(4) Subject to their Husbands
Younger Men:
(1) Self-controlled
(2) By example: Do Good
(3) Show Integrity
(4) Seriousness & Sound in Speech
Slaves:
(1) Subject to Masters
(2) Try to Please
(3) Don’t talk back
(4) Don’t steal but Be Trusted
3 “so that”s
1. NOT MALIGN (defame or slander)
vs 5 – “so that no one will malign the word of God”
2. NOTHING BAD TO SAY
vs 8 – “so that those who oppose may be ashamed b/c they have nothing bad to say about us”
3. MAKE ATTRACTIVE
vs 10 – “so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive”
Conclusion:
What you believe MUST influence how you live
How you live displays what you believe: specifically your personal presentation of God