"Godly Living in Various Roles in Life", Part 2 (Titus 2:1-10)

Godly Living in Various Roles in Life (Titus 2:1–10)

2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. (Titus 2:1–10, NIV)

      1.  Exhortation to Titus to teach godly living that accords with sound doctrine (1).

      2.  Teaching godly living to Christian older men (2).

                 a.  Temperate

                  b.  Worthy of respect

                  c.  Self-controlled

                  d.  Sound/Healthy

                               i.  In faith

                              ii.  In love

                             iii.  In endurance

      3.  Teaching godly living to Christian older women (and younger women) (3–5).

                 a.  Reverent lives

                  b.  Not slanderers

                  c.  Not addicted to wine

                  d.  Teaching/Mentoring others (younger women) in what is good.

                                i.  Love husband and children

                               ii.  Self-controlled

                              iii.  Pure

                               iv.  Busy at home

                                v.  Kind

                                vi.  Subject to husband

                               vii.  To uphold the reputation of the Word of God.

      4.  Teaching godly living to Christian younger men (6–8).

                  a.  By word…

                                   i.  Urging/exhorting them

                                  ii.To be self-controlled

                  b.  By example…

                                   i.  Demonstrating oneself as a model of good works

                                  ii.  Soundness/integrity of doctrine

                                 iii.  Dignity/seriousness/holiness

                                  iv.  Sound/healthy speech that cannot be condemned/maligned

                                   v.  Shaming opponents who have no legitimate charges against us

       5.  Teaching godly living to Christian slaves (9–10).

                   a.  Submissive/obedient to their masters in all things

                   b.  Being well-pleasing to their masters

                   c.  Not contradicting/opposing their masters

                   d.  Not stealing/pilfering from their masters

                    e.  Demonstrating good fidelity/trustworthiness to their masters

                    f.  In order to well-adorn (make attractive) the teaching about God our Savior