1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work
Teach the young women to be ... obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 2:4
Trivia: According to Titus 1:12, what group of people are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies?
3:1-81 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work
Do all the good things that you can.
2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Don't speak badly about others.
Be gentle to others.
5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
We aren't saved by works, [1]
but by washing with the Holy Ghost.
3:9-159 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Avoid foolish genealogies. [2]
10A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Reject heretics after warning them once or twice, [3]
11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
knowing that their minds are subverted
and have already condemned themselves.
14 And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
Do good works.
15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
Amen.
People aren't saved by doing good things, but by the arbitrary decision of God. He decides who gets washed by the Holy Ghost and who doesn't. Hasa diga eebowai.
Heretics are to be rejected since they are subverted, sinners, and condemned by God. The Jehovah's Witnesses follow this by disfellowshipping those who refuse to accept the Governing Bodies teachings. (The NWT translates 3:10 in this way: "As for a man that promotes a sect...." But don't all JWs belong to and promote a sect?)
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