Titus was a companion and a disciple of Paul the apostle, mentioned in several of the
Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believe to be a gentile converted by Paul to
Christianity during Paul's first missionary journey, a young Greek man name Titus, Paul brought
him to Jerusalem (Galatians 2: 1-4) to show the apostles and others Jewish believers how a Greek
non-Jew could love God just as much as they did. Titus represented all the other non-Jewish
people who became Christians and were completely accepted by God through their faith in Jesus
Christ-like most of us!
Titus was a missionary. Hi continued to travel with Paul on missionary journeys, helping
in the work of sharing the gospel. During three years Paul was in Ephesus teaching them about
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the amazing power of God (third journey), Titus was there, was a teacher to, them Paul send him to Corinth to alleviate tension there (2 Cor.
8:6, 16-23). Titus was not only a very faithful friend
but also a spiritual son to the Apostle Paul.
When Paul was released from the Roman prison where he had been for two years, he had
Titus traveled to the island of Crete. Paul and Titus taught the people, called Cretans, about their
need for God and the good news about Jesus (Tit. 1 :4-5). Soon there were enough believers to
start churches in several towns, so Titus was also a evangelism and also a Pastor. Paul left a Titus
to continue teaching the new Christians and to appoint church leaders for each church.
Titus was consecrated as the Bishop of the island of Crete, a spiritual son to Paul and companion,
also a teacher, evangelism, and a great man of God. His contributions to the kingdom are
remarkable and to me, amazingly good student.
Timothy his family lived in Lystra so he was a Galatian. His father was Greek man; we
know nothing about his faith. But Timothy's mom and grandmother were faithful Jewish
women. (Acts 16:
1-2). Timothy help Paul to establish churches at Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea (Acts 17: 13- 14). Timothy was send to Thessalonica to strengthen the faith of believers there (1 Tes. 3:1-2). Timothy was a trustworthy friend who carried money collected by the Philippian church to care for Paul's needs in Corinth. Timothy help Paul at the church at Ephesus teaching for three years about the amazing power of God, Timothy talcing care of Paul's needs unselfishly, example for us ministers now days. Timothy for 13 years had been learning how to teach about Jesus and serve God's people well he watched Paul do it. Timothy was not only a good friend and companion but also was Paul spiritual son. Timothy travel with Paul to visit friends in the churches they had founded. When at Ephesus were Paul left Timothy and hi continue to Macedonia, Timothy was left in Ephesus to teach truth to the church there as an apostolic representative, Timothy had the authority to order worship (1 Tim. 2:1-15) and appointed elders and deacons (1 Tim. 3;1-3) Timothy had the first letter called 1 Timothy around AD 64 from Rome Macedonia. Titus and Timothy were helpers and spiritual son to the Apostle Paul, building churches amount the gentles end Jewish, example to al ministers in are day, they show how much they love God, they were an important part in the evangelism. And an example of character and perseverance in the kingdom of God ... (All scripture references KN. Biblestudytool.com)
...my own hometown, like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid” to show how they both were compelled to carry out a message one being the gospel of Jesus Christ and the latter being human equality (p.61). By comparing himself to historical figures he makes numbers of ethical appeals and he builds up the author’s character. His use of great leaders can have a great influence in the reader and have an effect on the emotions of the reader.
There is a lot that has been said about the missionary trips of this distinguished servant of Christ which started about fourteen years after his transformation. Tarsus was a town that joined both the Roman and Greek worlds in that its government was Roman and its culture was Greek. This region of Cilicia was one of numerous areas in which the Israelites had located during the dispersion. By right of birth in the Roman state of Cilicia, later as Paul the Apostle, he would use his Roman nationality in his defense.
preached against abuses in the church and attempted to shift the focus of religious faith
After his conversion to Christianity, Paul traveled throughout the Roman Empire and preached the Gospel, similar to Jesus’ own ministry across Galilee. Paul’s teachings were more focused on the community and the relationships of its members with each other and with non-Christians, whereas Jesus’ teachings were geared towards the individual and his/her personal relationship to God. Despite this discrepancy in their doctrines, Paul’s teachings remain consistent with those of Jesus. In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul’s teachings, such as unity in the community and love for others, echo the teachings of Jesus as depicted in the Gospel of Mark and Matthew. Paul essentially reiterates the teachings of Jesus, and applies them to the lives of the people he preaches to, so that they may understand Jesus’ teachings and embrace Christianity.
Paul was proud that the Thessalonians kept to God’s word and turned away from a life of idol worshiping and living in sin. The scripture found in (Brettler/Newsom, pg.2075) says, “For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living God, and to wait for his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead- Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming”. The Thessalonians believed that salvation would come during judgment. “In reflecting on his initial preaching in Thessalonica, Paul sees that the people responded because the power of the Holy Spirit was working through his preaching”, (Kugler/Hartin, pg. 427). Through the powerful and genuine ministry that Paul brought upon the Thessalonians it enabled them to remain strong and faithful during
The most important was the letter to the Romans that he wrote while he was in Corinth, Greece
According to the passage 1st, I observed that the people in power were the Romans who were polytheistic. They completely rejected the idea on only one God or Christianity. The people who didn’t follow the beliefs of the Romans were usually poor and had no use for when they lived in the middle east according to the passage. Paul would preach to the poor about the savior Jesus Christ (according to the passage) .
On the road to Damascus, Paul received a calling to become “an instrument whom [YHWH] chose to bring my name before Gentiles [ethne or “nations”] and kings and before the people of Israel” (Acts 9:15). The Ioudaioi or Judeans would be considered as part of the people of Israel. Therefore, Paul had the responsibility to persuade the Ioudaioi that justice and salvation come about through Jesus Christ alone (Romans 5:12-21). A lot of the Ioudaioi believed that justice is obtained through following nomos or “law or custom”. Paul debated with the Ioudaioi in order to successfully persuade them to believe his viewpoint. This was done by means of his three missionary trips (H G-33) and by him writing letters to the ekklesia in various cities.
At one point this appeared to be Paul’s feeling towards the Jews and the Christians. His sentiment appeared to change, according to Christian suppressionists. In the text Romans, many of Paul’s statements were misinterpreted by those Christians to make themselves appear more superior to the Jewish people.
In approximately 50 A.D. Paul had traveled to Philippi and then to Greece for the first time. During this time, he and two traveling companions, Timothy and Silas, they spread the word about Jesus to the Thessalonians. They formed a community of believers there and Paul was the founder of this new Christian community. He, Timothy, and Silas exercised authority over the Thessalonians according to 1 Thessalonians 4:7. “we were able to impose our weight as apostles of Christ”. The three stayed with the newly founded community for quite a while and it was not specifically stated as to how long they stayed all the book said was that “they stayed for a time to be”.
The Apostle Paul is known as the greatest missionary of the early church. Paul, who once vowed to wipe out belief in Jesus Christ, was later converted to do the work of Christ. He would author almost half of the 27 books in the New Testament. He endured sickness, rejection, and repeated attacks on his life to bring the message of God's grace and forgiveness to Gentiles. Paul was the apostle largely responsible for the solid inception and growth of Christianity. He spoke before Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Paul is known as the apostle to the Gentiles. He defended God's Word before kings and emperors of this world. By the end of his life, much of the Mediterranean world had been reached with the gospel.
During early missionaries journeys the Gospel of Christ was shared first with the Jews. These early workers went into the local “synagogue and reading the Law and the Prophets” (Acts 13:15) teaching that, Jesus Christ has fulfilled the scriptures of the Messiah. Today the Law and Prophets are known as the Old Testament. The early church used these scriptures to verify the accuracy of what Peter, Paul and the rest of early church were preaching. The Jews in Berea received the word from Paul and examined the scripture daily to confirm the truth (Acts 17:10-12). These early followers of Christ set the example that today’s believers need to follow.
Titus “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another” (Titus 3:3). I opened with this verse from the book of Titus to show some of the important knowledge that can be found within it. Titus may be a small book of the Bible, but it contains many useful truths within its mere three chapters. These truths are worth studying for any believer of Christ and very well should be.
Paul wrote this Epistle from Macedonia in the spring, has led to this belief. John MacArthur observes that, “when Paul penned this letter he was facing death on a daily basis. Hostility surrounded him, animosity was constant, and was the reality and threat of the opposition and persecution. The unbelieving Jews and Gentiles wanted to take his life, observing him as a danger to their religion and their economic affluence.”