From the recording Paul the Letter of Titus An Intimate Review
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Letter of Apostle Paul – Titus
An Intimate Review
Pt 3
By Lawrence DeMetrius
In [Tit 3:1] Apostle Paul gives Titus a few more directives writing,
Put them in mind to be SUBJECT to PRINCIPALITIES and POWERS, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
[Tit 3:1, 2]
*subject Gk #5293 hupotasso (hoop-ot-as-so) it means to subordinate and obey
*principalities Gk #746 arche (ar-khay) it is a commencement, that which is chief in order, time, place and rank
*power Gk #1849 exousia (ex-oo-see-ah) it is…
• privilege, force, capacity and competency
• freedom, mastery, magistrate and potentate
• token of control, jurisdiction and delegated influence
*obey magistrate Gk #3980 peitharcheo (pi-tharkh-eh-o) it means to be persuaded by a ruler, submit to authority and conform to advice
*ready Gk #2092 hetoimos (het-oy-mos) it means to be adjusted and ready
*good Gk #18 agathos (ag-ath-os) it means beneficial and well
*work Gk #2041 ergon (er-gon) it is an act and toil as an effort or occupation
*speak evil of Gk #987 blasphemeo (blas-fay-meh-o) it means to vilify and speak impiously of
*no man Gk #3367 medeis (may-dice) it means not even one person or thing
*be no brawler Gk #269 amachos (am-akh-os) it means to be peaceable
*gentle Gk #1933 epieikes (ep-ee-i-kace) it means appropriate and mild
*meekness Gk #4236 praiotes (prah-ot-ace) it is gentleness and humility
It is fitting for children of righteousness to SPEAK words that invoke holistic life and wellbeing. It is forbidden for them to SPEAK words that do otherwise, which includes gossiping, whispering, backbiting and being busy bodies in matters that do not concern them. [II Cor 12:20; II Thes 3:11; I Tim 5:13] Any such SPEAKING is murderous and likened to witchcraft in Yahweh’s perspective. [Isa 50:4; Eph 4:29] Apostle Paul reminds born-again believers of their former state writing,
For we ourselves also were sometimes FOOLISH, DISOBEDIENT, DECEIVED, SERVING divers LUSTS and PLEASURES, LIVING in MALICE and ENVY, were HATEFUL and HATING one another.
[Tit 3:3]
*foolish Gk #453 anoetos (an-o-ay-tos) it means unwise, unintelligent and sensual
*disobedient Gk #545 apeithes (ap-i-thace) it means unpersuadable and contumacious, which is being stubbornly perverse, rebellious, willfully and obstinately disobedient
*deceived Gk #4105 planao (plan-ah-o) it means to cause to roam from safety, truth and virtue
*serving Gk #1398 douleo (dool-yoo-o) it means to be a slave to, be in bondage of and do service to
*divers Gk #4164 poikilos (poy-kee-los) it means motley, manifold and various in character
*lust Gk #1939 epithumia (ep-ee-thoo-mee-ah) it is a longing, especially for what is forbidden
*pleasures Gk #2237 hedone (hay-don-ay) it is sensual delight and desire
Hedonism is worship of the carnal nature and fulfillment of its desires. Those who practice it render themselves powerless to divine worship. [Rm 8:5-7; St Jn 4:23, 24; I Jn 2:15-17] As did CAIN, hedonists number themselves among those who are perishing from Yahweh’s delightful presence. They fully embrace the pathways of death and perceive the Word of Salvation as foolishness. [Pro 14:12; Mt 7:13, 14; St Jn 3:36; I Cor 1:18; Gal 6:7-9]
*living Gk #1236 diago (dee-ag-o) it means to pass time and life
*malice Gk #2549 kakia (kak-ee-ah) it is badness, depravity, active malignity, trouble, naughtiness and wickedness
*envy Gk #5355 phthonos (fthon-os) it is ill-will, jealousy and spite
*hateful Gk #4767 stugnetos (stoog-nay-tos) it means hated and odious, which is being filled with, deserving and causing hatred, detestable, highly offensive, repugnant and disgusting
*hating Gk #3404 miseo (mis-eh-o) it means to detest, persecute and love less
In [Tit 3:4-7] Apostle Paul notes that regardless their circumstance, the Elect must remember that they stand in favor before Yahweh only because of the mercy HE bestows upon them through Christ. [Acts 4:12] It is not because of the good works HE empowers them to do. In [Tit 3:8] Apostle Paul encourages them to be CAREFUL to MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS, which are GOOD and PROFITABLE to all people. [Mt 5:14-16, 19] In [Tit 3:9] Apostle Paul reiterates activity, the Elect are to AVOID as such is UNPROFITABLE and VAIN.
*avoid Gk #4026 periistemi (per-ee-is-tay-may) it means to stand all around or near, be a bystander or aloof and keep away from
*unprofitable Gk #512 anopheles (an-o-fel-ace) it means useless and inutility
*vain Gk #3152 mataios (mat-ah-yos) it means empty, profitless and idol
Per Apostle Paul, UNPROFITABLE and VAIN things are inclusive of the following 3 THINGS.
1. FOOLISH QUESTIONS.
*foolish Gk #3474 moros (mo-ros) it means dull, stupid, heedless, utterly or obviously senseless, illogical and untrue, contrary to all reason and common sense, laughably foolish and false
*questions Gk #2214 zetesis (dzay-tay-sis) it is a searching, dispute and the theme of a dispute
2. GENEOLOGIES.
*genealogies Gk #1076 genealogia (ghen-eh-al-og-ee-ah) it means tracing by generations or genealogy which is…
• a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family or group
• the study of family lineage, ancestries and histories
• descent from an original form or progenitor
3. CONTENTIONS and STRIVINGS about the Mosaic Law.
*contention Gk #2054 eris (er-is) it is a quarrel or wrangling, which means to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy and angry manner
*striving Gk #3163 mache (makh-ay) it is fighting, a battle or controversy
In [Tit 3:10, 11] Apostle Paul addresses the manner in which true HERETICKS are to be dealt with and why writing,
A man that is an HERETICK after the first and second ADMONITION REJECT;
Knowing that he that is such is SUBVERTED, and SINNETH, being CONDEMNED of himself.
[Tit 3:10, 11; St Jn 3:19, 20; II Tim 2:24-26]
*heretick Gk #141 hairetikos (hahee-ret-ee-kos) it is a schismatic, which is an adherent of a schismatic body and one who promotes schism, which is…
• a division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties
• a formal division within or separation from a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference and the state of a sect formed by such division
• the offense of causing or seeking to cause such a division
*admonition Gk #3559 nouthesia (noo-thes-see-ah) it is a calling attention to, mild rebuke or warning
*reject Gk #3868 paraiteomai (par-ahee-teh-om-ahee) it means to be off, deprecate, decline and shun
*subverted Gk #1612 ekstrepho (ek-stref-o) it means to pervert
*sinneth Gk #264 hamartano (ham-ar-tan-o) it means to miss the mark and so not to share in the prize, err and morally sin
*condemned Gk #843 autokatakritos (ow-tok-at-ak-ree-tos) it means to self-condemn
King Solomon writes,
There is A WAY which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are THE WAYS of death.
[Pro 14:12]
The Lord Jesus said,
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in there at:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
[Mt 7:13, 14]
For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For GOD sent not HIS Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of GOD.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
[St Jn 3:16-19]
Unfortunately, many people actually CONDEMN themselves before Yahweh by choosing to remain captives of Lucifer. [Gen 2:9, 17; 3:1-6; Exo 32:30-33; Pro 8:34, 35; 29:24, 25; St Jn 3:16-21, 36; 8:38-48; Rm 8:1-17a; II Tim 2:24-26] Because mortals have known from the time of Enoch that they are created to recognize and proclaim the Word of Wisdom, they all stand before Yahweh without excuse for not doing so. [Eccl 12:13; Exo 20:3; 32:30-33; Rm 1:18, 19]
Enoch writes,
…I saw in my sleep what I will now say with a tongue of flesh and with the breath of my mouth: which THE GREAT ONE has given to men to converse therewith and understand with the heart, as HE hath created and given to man the power of understanding the word of wisdom…
[Eno 14:2, 3]
Apostle writes,
For the wrath of GOD is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which MAY BE known of GOD is manifest in them; for GOD hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of HIM FROM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD are CLEARLY seen, BEING understood by the things that are made, even HIS eternal power and GODHEAD; so that they are WITHOUT excuse:
[Rm 1:18-20]
Yahweh said through Prophet Ezekiel,
Behold, all souls are MINE; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is MINE: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
For I have not pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith THE LORD GOD; wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
[Eze 18:4, 32]
Yahweh said through Prophet Isaiah what it applicable to all nations,
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
[Isa 1:18-20]
Moses writes,
God is not a man, that HE should lie; neither the son of man that HE should repent: hath HE said, and shall HE not do it? Or hath HE spoken, and shall HE not make it good?
[Num 23:19]
Prophet Amos writes,
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[Amos 3:3]
Having this revelation, all born-again believers are to discipline themselves to do what they must to maintain their favorable disposition before Yahweh through Christ.
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