Titus
Treated in 111 passages across the library.
Paul's letter to Titus, left in Crete to set the churches in order. It gives the qualifications of elders and instructions for older and younger believers and servants, so that sound doctrine may be adorned by godly living. Its summary of the gospel speaks of the grace of God that brings salvation and teaches us to live soberly, righteously and godly.
Chapters
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 25
- 2:14 He gave himself for us to set us free from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people that belongs to him, eager to do what is good. 24
- 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 10
- 1:2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life. God, who never lies, promised this life before eternal ages began, 8
- 2:13 while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 8
- 3:4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 8
- 1:5 I left you in Crete so that you could put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I told you to. 6
- 1:16 They claim to know God, but by what they do they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for doing anything good. 6
Open Word Bible
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 5 — The Arguments Usually Alleged in Support of Free Will Refuted cites Titus 3:4
…by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us,” (Titus 3:4, 5). Those who argue that Paul insinuated there was some will and some running when he…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Tit. iii. 4
…— 1 John iv. 7, 8; 2 Cor. xiii. 14; John xvi. 26, 27; Rom. v. 5; John iii. 16, xiv. 23; Tit. iii. 4, opened to this purpose — What is required of believers to hold communion with the Father…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Scriptures cites Titus 2:12
…so as no other book ever did: it bids us live ‘soberly, righteously, and godly;’ Titus 2:12; soberly, in acts of temperance; righteously, in acts of justice; godly, in acts of zeal…
- Holiness ·
Introduction cites Titus ii. 10
…in many quarters. The immense importance of “adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour” (Titus ii. 10), and making it lovely and beautiful by our daily habits and tempers, has been far too…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Tit. 2:14
…is spoken of as a great thing Christ had in view, in giving himself for our redemption; Tit. 2:14, “Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto…
- Old Paths ·
Few Saved! cites Titus i. 16
…“have a form of godliness, but they have not the power” of it. (Ezek. xxxiii. 31; Titus i. 16; 2 Tim. iii. 5.) They are saints at church, and saints to talk to in public. But they are…
The books that return to it most
- Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 16 passages
- Communion with God John Owen 10 passages
- A Body of Divinity Thomas Watson 8 passages
- Holiness J. C. Ryle 7 passages
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections Jonathan Edwards 4 passages
- Old Paths J. C. Ryle 4 passages