Gospel living for older and younger women.
If grace is training us to live godly lives, why do pastors like Titus need to get involved?
Children are not the only people who need to know "why." Before we can understand the "what" of Titus 2:1-10, we must embrace the "why" of vv. 11-15.
The gospel really does change everything—transforming rebellious Cretans into mature and godly Christian leaders. What about us?
It is impossible to truly believe the gospel and not be transformed by it. The letter to Titus, from it's opening verses, helps us understand how this dynamic works.
God entrusts some of his children with riches. What should they do with everything that they don't need?
Pursuing what is right requires fleeing from what is not.
Godliness is not a means to gain; godliness itself is great gain. How can we have this perspective, and what will our life look like as a result?
What happens outside the church matters just as much as what happens inside.
The instruction to Timothy about paying, disciplining and appointing elders has surprising application to our lives today.
Treating older women like mothers meant caring for their physical needs when they were widowed. And yet, this generosity needed to be matched with wisdom, discernment, and even some difficult conversations sometimes.
Timothy had one major disadvantage in his ministry to the Ephesian church: he was young. How was he to earn the respect of those who would write him off solely for his age?