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2:4). And their endurance must not be replaced by either faint-heartedness on the onehand or obstinacy on the other."Guthrie: "The concluding statement in verse 10 gives the dominating principle whichraise these injunctions to slaves to a much higher level than contemporary Greek ethics.Slaves must act in such a way as to adorn the doctrine of God. The verb kosmeotranslated adorn is used of the arrangement of jewels in a manner to set off their fullbeauty … and that idea is emphasized here. By exemplary Christian behaviour a slavehas the power to enhance the doctrine and to make it appear beautiful in the eyes of allonlookers. Such a principle as this is by no means confined to slaves."Kent: Re conduct of slaves -- "They should avoid the common faults of slaves. Two ofthe most common are mentioned. Contradicting … involves arguing or disputing themaster's commands, and may include conduct which thwarts the master's desires.Embezzling denotes keeping a portion apart for oneself… This was the usual word forpetty theft. Such pilfering was a common vice of slaves, since there was abundantopportunity."Hendriksen: "A sanctified life, which brings into clear perspective all the fruits oftransforming grace -- obedience, cheerfulness, integrity, etc. -- scintillating like somany precious jewels, is an ornament to 'the doctrine of God our Savior' … It shouldcause masters to exclaim, 'If the Christian religion does this even for slaves, it must bewonderful!'"
TEXT: TITUS 2:11-15TITLE: THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT FOR GOOD DEEDSBIG IDEA:THE PEOPLE OF GOD IN THIS PRESENT AGE (BETWEEN CHRIST'SFIRST COMING TO USHER US INTO SALVATION AND HIS SECONDCOMING TO USHER US INTO GLORY) NEED TO DEVOTE THEMSELVESTO PERSONAL HOLINESS AND UNSELFISH GOOD DEEDSI. (:11) CHRIST'S FIRST COMING = OUR ENTRANCE INTO SALVATIONA. The Nature of the Incarnation"For the grace of God has appeared"Hiebert: "'For' marks Paul's masterly epitome of Christian doctrine as the properfoundation for the ethical demands just made on the various groups. Christian conductmust be grounded in and motivated by Christian truth. The vitality of doctrialprofession must be demonstrated by transformed Christian conduct."B. The Purpose of the Incarnation"bringing salvation to all men"Hendriksen: "Male or female, old or young, rich or poor: all are guilty before God, andfrom them all God gathers his people. Aged men, aged women, young women,younger men, and even slaves (see verses 1-10) should live consecrated lives, for thegrace of God has appeared bringing salvation to men of all these various groups orclasses. 'All men' here in verse 11 = 'us' in verse 12. Grace did not bypass the agedbecause they are aged, nor women because they are women, nor slaves because they aremerely slaves, etc."II. (:12) CALL FOR PERSONAL HOLINESSA. Separation from Sin1. "instructing us to deny ungodlinesss"2. "and worldly desires"B. Separation unto God1. "and to live sensibly"2. "righteously"3. "and godly"
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