Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Then they can urge the younger women… to be self-controlled …
Summary: We visit the topic of self-control again. This time we look at our dual nature: part spiritual, part physical. Understanding this has everything to do with self-control.
Continue reading “Titus 2:5 (a) — Wedding Clothes”
Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands …
Summary: The instruction for women to “love their husbands” can be understood and misunderstood. What Paul means is not about romance, it is about friendship.
Continue reading “Titus 2:4 (a) — Roses & Valentines”
Teach the older men to be … sound … in faith
Summary: Faith is a word that has a special meaning for Christians. It describes not only our relationship with an unseen God, it also describes our confidence in God.
Continue reading “Titus 2:2 (f) — Going Up”
To the pure, all things are pure …
Summary: Paul needs a way to illustrate how impure the rebellious people are. To do so he gives us a glimpse of what it means to be pure.
Continue reading “Titus 1:15 (a) — Clean and Unclean”
… or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
Summary: Paul has been explaining why churches need an overseer. Today’s passage points us toward another threat that the overseer is to protect against.
Continue reading “Titus 1:14 (b) — Tofu Turkey”
… because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach …
Summary: Paul has been describing something he has seen many times. The enemy of God has been working hard to derail Paul’s efforts. Paul is very concerned that new believers will also come under fire from the Enemy.
Continue reading “Titus 1:11 (b) — The Enemy”
… especially those of the circumcision group.
Summary: The case of the circumcision group offers us an example of disagreements in the early church. Some were resolved by discussion. Others festered and turned into open conflict.
Continue reading “Titus 1:10 (c) — That All May Be One”
… and refute those who oppose it.
Summary: Who has the authority to decide what is right? Who is able to refute those who oppose the Word of God? I will tell you who it is not: It is not the one who yells and bullies others into submission.
Continue reading “Titus 1:9 (e) — Perspectives”
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Summary: Merry Christmas!
Continue reading “Isaiah 9:6 — Who is Us?”
… upright …
Summary: Words create images in our mind and many words come from images in real life. “Upright” is one of those words. A fence post is a good example. It either leans or is upright. From that we garner a lesson on what it means to be “upright.”
Continue reading “Titus 1:8 (d) — Fence Post”