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Titus Chapter 2 – A Commentary & Study  Photo by  Kelly Sikkema  on  Unsplash Sometimes when I open Titus 2, I feel like I’m stepping inside a quiet, ancient room where Paul gently instructs Titus like a father teaching a grown son how to care for the household of God. There’s something warm in the air here, like someone lit a small oil lamp and the smell of burning olive-oil drifts around the text. It’s a practical chapter, but also strangely poetic, full of those deep Greek words that seem to taste different on the tongue when you say them slow. Let’s move verse by verse. I’ll wander a little, maybe ramble a bit, because sometimes Scripture does that to the soul — it stirs thoughts in uneven ways. Titus 2:1 – “But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.” The Greek phrase “lalei ha prepei tē hygiainousē didaskalia” is interesting. lalei (λαλεῖ) = “speak continually,” not just a one-time announcement. hygiainousē (ὑγιαίνο...

Titus Chapter 1 – A Commentary & Explanation Bible Study Photo by  Kelly Sikkema  on  Unsplash There’s something about Titus 1 that hits kinda strong when you read it slow, maybe on a slightly warm morning, when the air smells a little dusty, like old books and sunburnt pages. You know those moments when Scripture feels both ancient and right-now? I had that moment reading Paul’s words here. And honestly, the chapter feels like a mixture: authority, tenderness, frustration, and real deep theological weight that kind of settles in your chest like something heavy but good. So let’s walk through it verse-by-verse, conversation with Scripture. And I’ll bring Greek and Hebrew meanings where they shine a bit of light. Verse 1 – “Paul, a servant of God…” Greek: Paulos doulos Theou, apostolos de Iēsou Christou… Key words: δοῦλος ( doulos ) – slave, bondservant θεοῦ ( Theou ) – of God ἀπόστολος ( apostolos ) – sent one, messenger Paul introduces himself with som...

  Introduction to the Book of Titus – A Commentary & Explanation Study  Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash When I sit down to reflect on the Book of Titus, I always feel this strange mixture of warmth and heaviness. Maybe because the epistle feels like a short letter tucked inside the folds of someone’s coat… like something Paul wrote while the ink was still drying on his heart. It’s short, yes, but short messages can sometimes smell the strongest—like old paper that holds the scent of the place it traveled from. Titus has that earthy tone. A pastoral fragrance of correction, encouragement, and a kind of godly sternness that don’t push away, but draw you in strangely. This little letter… only three chapters, barely a few paragraphs compared to the prophets. Yet it carries weight. It has punch. You can almost hear Paul’s breathing patterns between the sentences—urgent but fatherly. And every time I read it, I end up stumbling over some Greek word that jumps out like a sp...