Titus was an elder at a church marked by moral and doctrinal confusion. As his coworker in the faith, Paul wrote to Titus to remind him of the indispensable place of the Gospel and to encourage him to teach it faithfully and to model a way of life consistent with its truth. Paul’s letter offers a picture of the task to which elders are called, and it beautifully and repeatedly grounds the life and lifestyle of the church in the Gospel of grace.
In volume three of this series, Alistair Begg explains that our disposition toward the world at large should be characterized by a graciousness that recalls our own pasts. Alistair expounds Paul’s meditation on the Gospel in Titus 3 and reminds us of its trustworthy and transforming power, which has brought us from sin and condemnation into God’s family. When we understand ourselves as sinners in need of a Savior, we will be able to live a godly life before a watching world.