Stacy in KHCBUpliftd—Living Titus: Truth, Grace, and Godly Living in a Broken World

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.  It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ (Titus 2:11-13 NIV).

The Book of Titus is short, just three chapters tucked near the back of your Bible—but don’t let its size fool you. This letter from the Apostle Paul to his young co-worker Titus is packed with wisdom for a church surrounded by chaos and a culture resistant to truth. Sound familiar?

Paul wrote Titus around AD 63–65, after Paul’s first Roman imprisonment. He left Titus on the island of Crete, a place with a notorious reputation for corruption, violence, and sexual deviancy. In fact, Paul quotes Epimenides, a Cretan poet who said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, and lazy gluttons” (Titus 1:12). Tough assignment, right?

Paul believed the gospel could thrive even there. He urged Titus to appoint strong leaders, silence false teachers, and remind believers that their faith had to show up in the way they lived.

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