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The Transformative Effect of the Gospel (Titus)

4 pages · Titus 1–3

God’s gospel gives eternal life to those who believe, and in Titus it also instructs believers to live in ways that fit sound doctrine. This article looks at the godly elders Paul left Titus to appoint in Crete, then at how older men, older women, younger women and younger men can honor the gospel with sensible, solid lives that bless others. “The appearing of the grace of God changes everything!”

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What’s inside

  • The appearing of the grace of God changes everything (Titus 2:11; 3:4–5)
  • Godly elders should nurture godliness in the saints (1:5–9)
  • Sound doctrine produces solid living, the “good life” (2:1, 10)
  • Sound lives have substance below the surface
  • Men and women of all ages should honor the gospel by their ways (2:1–10)
  • This behavior honors sound doctrine

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