Titus - Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Like Timothy, Titus was a young colleague of Paul’s, whom Paul called, in a spiritual sense, a true son (Titus 1:4). Paul also called Titus my partner and fellow worker (2 Corinthians 8:23). Paul had sent Titus to Corinth to help the Corinthians complete the collection they had started to raise for the poor Christians in Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8:16-17; 9:5; 12:18). After that, Paul had left Titus on the island of Crete to take care of various matters and to appoint elders in the churches they had recently established there (Titus 1:5).

This letter was sent to Titus while he was still in Crete. According to 2 Timothy 4:10, when Titus had finished his work in Crete, Paul sent him to Dalmatia (present-day Yugoslavia). In the New Testament, Dalmatia is also called Illyricum (Romans 15:19).

OUTLINE

1. Concerning Elders and False Teachers (1:1-16).
   1. The Appointment of Elders (1:1-9).
   2. The Refutation of False Teachers (1:10-16).
2. The Work of Elders (2:1-3:15).
   1. Proclamation of Sound Doctrine (2:1-15).
   2. Demonstration of Sound Doctrine (3:1-15).