Tite 1:1, Tite 1:2 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1

Truth and life. "The truth which is after godliness." This was to be "acknowledged" or obeyed. For truth is not a library for the leisurely, or a mine for the curious. It is the present truth—the practical truth; a truth that is always to be translated into life. I. THIS IS A DIVINE TEST OF TRUTH . "After godliness." Like inspiration, it is profitable for instruction in righteousness. It is a seed whose preciousness is tested by the golden grain in its ripened ear. It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-4

Apostolic address and salutation. The full representation which the apostle gives of his apostolic office is designed at once to mark the authority by which he gives the instructions that follow, and to serve as an index to the contents of the whole Epistle. I. THE CLAIMS OF THE APOSTLE . "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ." 1. He is a servant of God. Not, as he often describes himself, "a servant of Jesus Christ." The title seems to mark the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-4

Redemptive truth. "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ," etc. These words direct our attention to certain phases of redemptive truth. The substratum of the gospel is not merely truth, but redemptive truth. Truth, not merely to enlighten the intellect and to discipline the mental faculties, but to raise the human soul from spiritual ignorance to intelligence, from spiritual bondage to liberty, from selfishness to benevolence, from materialism to spirituality, from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

The ministry of character. The pastoral Epistles, and this chapter in particular, bring prominently before us the Christian ministry as of commanding importance in the scheme of Christianity. Christianity, the sum and substance of Christian doctrine, was to be diffused among all nations; and the great instrument for maintaining it in efficiency and power was to be the ministry. But in describing the ministerial qualifications the apostle lays so much stress upon the personal character of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ - See notes at Romans 1:1; compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:1-5.According to the faith of God’s elect - Compare the Romans 8:33 note; Ephesians 1:4 note; 2 Timothy 2:10 note. The meaning of the word rendered here, “according to” - κατὰ kata - is, probably, with reference to; that is, he was appointed to be an apostle with respect to the faith of those whom God had chosen, or, in order that they might be led to believe the gospel. God... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Titus 1:1

Titus 1:1. Paul, a servant of the one living and true God In some of his other epistles, Paul calls himself a servant of Jesus Christ; but this is the only one in which he calls himself a servant of God: an appellation which some think he took because the Judaizing teachers in Crete affirmed that he had apostatized from God, by receiving into his church the uncircumcised Gentiles, and thereby freeing them from obedience to the law of Moses, as a term of salvation. And an apostle of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

1:1-16 THE NEED FOR ELDERSGod appointed Paul to be a preacher of the gospel, but Paul knows that this work involves more than merely the announcement of a message. God has chosen sinners to be his people, and Paul’s first aim is to present the gospel in such a way that he can lead these people to eternal life. More than that, Paul wants to go on and instruct them in the Christian truth, so that they might develop practical godliness in their lives. His writing to Titus in Crete is in accordance... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Titus 1:1

servant of God. Nowhere else does Paul so designate himself servant. App-190 ., God. App-98 . apostle . App-189 . Jesus Christ. App-98 . according to . App-104 . faith. App-150 . acknowledging = full knowledge. App-132 . truth . Greek. aletheia . Compare App-175 . after . Same as according to. godliness. Greek. eusebeia . Compare App-137 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 1:1

PAUL'S LETTER TO TITUSAfter the 65-word salutation (in the Greek), longer than that of any of the Pauline letters except Galatians and Romans[8] (Titus 1:1-4), Paul outlined the qualifications of elders whom Titus was commissioned to appoint in Crete (Titus 1:5-9), referred to the character of the false teachers operating there, and warned Titus concerning the unsavory reputation of the Cretan population (Titus 1:10-16). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:1

Titus 1:1. Paul, a servant of God,— This is the only epistle of St. Paul, wherein he begins with calling himself a servant, or slave, devoted for ever to the service of God. According to the flesh, would be rendered more properly, for the faith; that is to say, for promoting the faith of Christians; who, under the Messiah, are the elect people of God, as the Jews were under the Mosaic dispensation. Dr. Heylin well expresses the meaning of the passage,—To preach the faith of God's elect, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Titus 1:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Titus 1:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 1:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:1

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