# Titus 03 📖: Saved by His Mercy [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Titus Overview]] | [[Titus 02]] | [[Philemon 01]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Do What Is Good **Principle**: Live in the Light. Let your lives reflect God's Goodness. [[Sermon_Titus 3.1-11-A Living Parable]] [[#Verse 01.]] Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work. [[#Verse 02.]] They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people. [[#Verse 03.]] For we, too, were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another. [[#Verse 04.]] But “when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, [[#Verse 05.]] he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, [[#Verse 06.]] whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior. [[#Verse 07.]] And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.” [[#Verse 08.]] This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people. [[#Verse 09.]] But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the law because they are useless and empty. [[#Verse 10.]] Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings. [[#Verse 11.]] You know that such a person is twisted by sin and is conscious of it himself. ### Paul’s Final Remarks and Greetings **Principle**: We work together, both locally and broadly. [[#Verse 12.]] When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. [[#Verse 13.]] Make every effort to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; make sure they have what they need. [[#Verse 14.]] Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful. [[#Verse 15.]] Everyone with me greets you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Paul calls the summary in 3:4-7 a trustworthy saying (3:8). 2. "Love for mankind" (3:4) translates *philanthropia*, the source of the English word "philanthropy." 3. "New birth" (3:5) translates *palingenesia*, a word used elsewhere in the New Testament only in Matthew 19:28. 4. The Father, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ all appear in 3:4-6. 5. Nicopolis (3:12) was likely the city on the west coast of Greece founded by Augustus to celebrate his victory at Actium. 6. Paul planned to spend the winter at Nicopolis (3:12). 7. Apollos (3:13) was a gifted teacher from Alexandria (Acts 18:24). 8. Zenas is called a lawyer (3:13), though it is unclear whether he was an expert in Jewish law or Roman law. 9. Warning a divisive person twice (3:10) reflects the pattern Jesus taught in Matthew 18:15-17. 10. "Divisive" (3:10) is *hairetikos*, the root of the English word "heretic." ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is our Savior through whom God poured out the Holy Spirit on us in full measure (3:6). God saved us not by our righteous deeds but by His mercy, making us alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:4-5). ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Believers are to be subject to rulers and gentle toward all people (3:1-2). How can you show courtesy to people who see the world differently? 2. Paul remembers what we once were (3:3). Why does remembering our past help us extend grace? 3. Paul repeats the call to devote ourselves to good works (3:8, 14). What good work could you do to meet an urgent need this week? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verses 1-2: Be ready for every good work and show courtesy to all people. - 📖 verses 4-5: God our Savior saved us by His mercy, not by our works, through the washing of new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit. - 📖 verse 7: Justified by His grace, we become heirs with the hope of eternal life. - 📖 verse 14: Learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs. ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 [[Romans 13#Verse 01.|Romans 13:1]] - Be subject to governing authorities. - 🔗 [[Ephesians 02#Verse 03.|Ephesians 2:3-5]] - By nature children of wrath, made alive by mercy. - 🔗 [[John 03#Verse 05.|John 3:5]] - Born of water and the Spirit. - 🔗 [[Matthew 18#Verse 15.|Matthew 18:15-17]] - Steps for confronting sin. - 🔗 [[Acts 18#Verse 24.|Acts 18:24]] - Apollos, a man skilled in the Scriptures. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Titus 03 - SOAP|Because, I Will]] ## 📂 Internal Notes [[Sermon_Titus 3.1-11-A Living Parable|Sermon: Titus 3.1-11-A Living Parable]]