Titus 3:3-7

The Road to Eternal Life

Intro: Cretians. Paul was reminding Titus about their travels on the road to eternal life.

1. The Problem--All Have Sinned (Rom. 3:23)

- Foolish--without understanding

- Disobedient

- Deceived--planwmenoi: (planets) false guide (Donald Guthrie, The Pastoral Epistles)

- Serving--slave

- Living--spending time with

- Hating

2. The Remedy

- Kindness and Love of God--generous: prized among rulers in Hellenistic times (J.D. Kelly, A Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles)

-toward man--man does not seek God (Rom. 3:11; Eph. 2:5)

-mercy/washing-with the word (Eph. 5)

-renewing (or rebirth)--used by Greeks referring to periodic restoration of natural world; used by Jews referring to the New World coming with the Messiah; Renaissance (Donald Guthrie, The Pastoral Epistles, BAG, TDNT)

- Not our works (Eph. 2:8&9; Is. 64:6)

3. The Future

- Justified

-declare righteous

-Rom. 5:1

- Made Heirs (Rom. 8:17)--Howard Hughes and man with quarter

Conclusion