by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: SOUND DOCTRINE IS PROFITABLE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS LINKS GENUINE FAITH TO GOOD DEEDS INTRODUCTION: David Platt: The New Testament has a great deal to say about church discipline. Jesus addresses it in Matthew 18:15-20, and Paul does so repeatedly in texts like...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOOD DEEDS (INCLUDING KINDNESS TOWARDS OTHERS) ARE THE NATURAL EXPRESSION OF A CONVERTED LIFE, NOT THE BASIS FOR SALVATION INTRODUCTION: Paul Zehr: Titus 3:4-7 is one sentence in the Greek NT. Scholars debate whether these verses are an early Christian hymn...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE PEOPLE OF GOD IN THIS PRESENT AGE (BETWEEN CHRIST’S FIRST COMING TO USHER US INTO SALVATION AND HIS SECOND COMING TO USHER US INTO GLORY) NEED TO DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO PERSONAL HOLINESS AND UNSELFISH GOOD DEEDS INTRODUCTION: William Barclay: There...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE CONDUCT OF EVERY SEGMENT OF THE CHURCH MUST REFLECT AND ENHANCE (ADORN) THE MESSAGE OF SOUND DOCTRINE RATHER THAN DETRACT INTRODUCTION: William Barclay: This whole chapter deals with what might be called the Christian character in action. It takes...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: REPROVE REBELLIOUS TROUBLEMAKERS WHO SUBVERT SOUND DOCTRINE AND DENY GOD BY THEIR DEEDS INTRODUCTION: Thomas Long: Having set forth the desired credentials and qualities of church leaders, Paul goes on to alert Titus to the hard truth that good leaders with...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: APPOINT QUALIFIED ELDERS WHO CAN TEACH AND DEFEND SOUND DOCTRINE INTRODUCTION: Paul Zehr: Paul immediately states the purpose for writing to Titus. Unlike the other Pauline epistles (except for Galatians), there is no thanksgiving at the beginning of this...
by Paul Apple | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF GOD (WITH ITS MESSAGE OF ETERNAL LIFE) IS A SACRED TRUST INTRODUCTION: Paul Zehr: The salutation to Titus—one long, sixty-five-word sentence—is the longest of the letters to Timothy and Titus. Only the salutation of Paul’s...
