The word Titus comes from the greek root "titunious" which is where we get words like titan, titanium, tide or tidal wave. These are all words of strength, which tells us that Titus is strong. Now before I loose any of you greek scholars out there; yes that was all a bunch of hooie!
Yes I lied (I'll try not to do it again), but I did it to make a point. Titus is dealing with the people of crete who are notoriuos liers. His job is to get them to trust God, pastors, and even Titus himself.
Yes I lied (I'll try not to do it again), but I did it to make a point. Titus is dealing with the people of crete who are notoriuos liers. His job is to get them to trust God, pastors, and even Titus himself. The letter obviously comes from Paul, but check out that intro! This is one of the longest "Dear Titus" intros that Paul has written. So why? Why takes so long to say "Yo Titus, this is Paul."? Titus already knows Paul quite well. He has been traveling with him for some time now, so why describe yourself to someone who already knows you? Well, I believe that "God don't write no junk," so there is a good reason. It is not just long, but it is full of good stuff. It speaks of Paul as a servant and apostle; and of faith, knowledge, and hope; of God, eternal life, and seasons; and more, just to say Hello.
We'll look into that Huge Howdy next time.
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