Greetings to my fellow Titus 2 sisters,
I pray you are all striving on in the narrow way, and abiding in Christ producing good fruit.
I wrote earlier on my blog an introduction to this little study or series on Titus 2 and on the roles of the godly older women. Now today it's time to move on to the younger women.
(I think it's fascinating seeing the Greek:-)
Maybe you like to see it too:-) I'm so thankful that we can have the written Word of God so we can live on it.
"But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Matthew 4:4
Not only do we have any number of written copies of the Word, we also have access to deeper detail where we can study better what the original language meant.
So here is Titus 2 verse 4 and 5.
"That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."
Yesterday I wrote about the older women and what responsibilities they have and what character they should be cultivating according to what is fitting for a holy life and according to sound doctrine. They are then supposed to teach and guide the younger women (in age or new to the faith etc).
"young women"
(if these pics are blurry you can click on them to make them better I think)
"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."1 Peter 5:5
"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."Proverbs 9:8-10
Today, I thought I'd cover four of the areas mentioned in Titus 2 in relation to the younger women. These are (as translated in the KJV) sober, discreet, chaste, and good. And in the next post on this I will cover all of the rest of the instructions for young women, Lord willing.
"sober"...
"discreet"...
The world teaches young people to be silly, foolish, and carnal. Man made religion/church teaches the same too. But God's Word teaches them to be sober minded and sensible. That is not popular today. They tell you you have to have fun etc. Of course we can be joyous and happy rejoicing in the Lord and in pure and good ways, as long as we know where to stop and where it becomes lack of self control and into foolishness. Of course what we smile and laugh about too also must be pure and good. Yes to be happy is good...
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Proverbs 17:22
But it also says this...
"It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better."
Ecclesiastes 7:2-3
"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Titus 2:12
"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer."
1 Peter 4:7
I recently wrote a post about another area of self control. You can see that post here if you like.
She should also be...
"chaste"...
It's an important one for a young woman saint in a wicked world. The world is full of the opposite of this...and is impure, unholy, unclean. And there could be many aspects to this and would include holiness in all her ways, to God and towards others.
She would be a holy daughter of the holy God and with His Holy Spirit (if she is born again by the gospel).
"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
2 Corinthians 6:17-18
The Proverbs 7 wicked woman is also the opposite of a godly chaste woman in one area. The godly young woman ought not to be trying to draw attention to herself in any way particularly with men. She will be bashful/shamefaced rather.
I did a post earlier on some of this subject. You can find that here if you like. So as not to say the exact same things you can read that as part of what I write today.
I will also include this well known scripture.
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:"
1 Peter 3:4-5
Notice it says the holy women of old time adorned themselves with a meek and quiet spirit and with submission to their own husbands. So that is another area a young woman should be holy in.
You can find one of my previous posts on dress for women here. Godly women, young or old, will dress how God commands it. Today we see pride and vanity, seared consciences, open rebellion, lasciviousness, feminism and other sinful ways of women in their dressing and it is not chaste/pure either which a young woman and all women following a holy God ought to have. It is wickedness when instead we as women are to be shamefaced which means...
"Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord."Jeremiah 8:12
"That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."Matthew 5:45
"See that none render evil for evil unto any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."1 Thessalonians 5:15
"As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."Galatians 6:10
"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."Romans 12:9,21
I am striving to be that Titus 2 young woman, in age (for now), and striving to be a mature/older woman in the faith.
As always...
Amen!
Fear God my dear Titus 2 sisters!
Next to come soon, the rest of Titus 2:4-5.
Love in Christ,
...from a servant of God
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