Titus Introduction

Titus, whose home was at Antioch in Syria, was a Greek convert to Christianity. He is not mentioned in the Book of Acts. Facts concerning him are found in Galatians and Second Corinthians. As a delegate from Antioch, he accompanied Paul to the Council at Jerusalem where the problem of circumcision was discussed and presumably resolved. The Jews argued that Titus, being a Gentile, should be circumcised but Paul argued that it was not necessary in order to be a Christian.

Titus was well known around Asia Minor as Paul's traveling companion and when Timothy could not handle the problems at Corinth, Paul sent Titus to replace him. Titus did a good job there and as a result, a deep affection of Titus sprung up there. Paul used Titus, on occasion, to take the collections back to Jerusalem.

Here, Paul assigns Titus to the difficult field of Crete. Later, Paul will recall Titus as he desired to see "his own son in the faith". Titus became the first Bishop of Crete, It is believed that he also carried the Gospel into to what was Yugoslavia.

We have divided the Book into three parts:

1. The Pastor's responsibility to the church.
2. The Christian's responsibility to the Church.
3. Miscellaneous instructions.

A Study of the Letter to Titus

The Pastor's Responsibility to the Church.
Preach God's Word	1:1-4
Ordain Qualified Leaders	1:5-9
Silence False Teachers	1:10-16
The Christian's Responsibility to the Church
To Older People	2:1-4a
To the Youth	2:4b-8
To Servants (slaves)	2:9-15
Miscellaneous
Christians as Citizens	3:1-8a
Problem People	3:8b-11
Last Minute Instructions	3:12-14
The Conclusion	3:15

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