--- title: "Titus 1 - Study King James Bible with burkitts expository notes with practical observations on the nt" description: "Read Titus 1 with burkitts expository notes with practical observations on the nt commentary. 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godline" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/burkitts-expository-notes-with-practical-observations-on-the-nt/titus/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/titus/1)[ Commentary](/study/titus/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/titus/1) Audio 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 4 To Titus, *mine* own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, *and* peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of themselves, *even* a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians *are* alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things *are* pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving *is* nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny *him*, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. [2 Timothy 4](/study/2-timothy/4) [Titus 2](/study/titus/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 These verses contain the apostle's salutation, and the first part of this chapter; in which observe, 1. The person saluting, described by his name, **Paul**; by his general office, **a servant of God**; by his special office, **an apostle of Jesus Christ**; by the end of his office, to **preach the faith**, and thereby to promote the faith of God's elect, and to bring persons to the acknowledgment of the doctrine of the gospel, which is truth according to godliness. Learn hence, That the great design and end of preaching the gospel, is, to produce faith in the heart, and holiness or godliness in the life, of those that sit under it; not that common, notional, and intellectual faith, which is ofttimes found in unholy persons: but that lively faith, which is elsewhere called **the faith of the operation of God**, and here, **the faith of God's elect**; even such a faith as is the parent and principle of obedience. Observe, 2. The apostle declares a farther end of his office, namely, to raise Christians up to a lively hope and expectation of that **eternal life, which** that **God, who cannot lie, hath promised before the world began.** But how could God then promise, when there was none to promise to? **Ans.** The promise was made to Christ, and in him to all his members: for there was a federal transaction betwixt the Father and the Son from all eternity; the Son promised to give his soul an offering for sin, and the Father engaged that he should see his seed, and the travail of his soul. Observe, 3. How God, who promised us in Christ eternal life before all time, did accompolish and make good that word in the fulness of time. [Titus 1:3](/kjv/titus/1/3). **He hath in due time manifested his word through preaching;** that is, What God so long ago purposed in himself, and promised to his Son, he hath in the fittest appointed season made manifest by the preaching of the gospel, which is committed to me by the appointment of God and Christ. Learn hence, That the doctrine of salvation is much more clearly revealed to us that live under the gospel, than it was to the fathers of the Old Testament. Life and immortality, that is, the clearer knowledge and more full assurance of eternal life, is now brought about by the preaching of the gospel. Observe, 4. The person saluted, Titus, described by his relation. St. Paul's **son in the faith**; he begat him by his ministry unto God, was the instrument of his conversion unto Christianity; **his son after the common faith**. Where note, That the church has but one faith common to all Christians, it has one common object of faith, Christ crucified; it has one common end of faith, eternal salvation; this is the end of every believer's faith and hope. Observe lastly, The salutation itself: **Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour**; that is, all spiritual, temporal, and eternal blessings, I most heartily wish unto you, from God the Father, and Jesus Christ our worthy Mediator. 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