Greetings sisters!
How are you Titus 2 godly women?
Today I thought we could refresh ourselves a bit in Titus 2 for women.
There is much in scripture about keeping things in mind and we see we need reminders lest we find ourselves being moved even if ever so slightly. There is so much depth to this life in Christ and all the different aspects and His ways of truth to walk in.
As Peter said...
"Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;"
2 Peter 1:12-13
And as Paul said to Timothy...
"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained."
1 Timothy 4:6
Of course we have to make sure our foundation is correct on Christ. So many things in this life as believers need constant reminders as we endure through daily.
"Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;"
Hebrews 2:1-3
First of all making sure we are rooted in Christ and His gospel and not false ways. Then when we are new creations in Him by the Spirit we build upon that with our lives, our works, and will bring forth good fruit.
"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;"
Colossians 1:10
As Titus 2 starts out we know that what is written is sound doctrine which is what we want to be walking in. I know we are very familiar with this passage but it's good to stop and think about it more deeply.
"The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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."
Titus 2:3-5
And we can look at these areas a little...
Chaste - pure, holy, modest
"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."
1 John 3:3
Discreet - sober, sound mind, self controlled, temperate
Good
"But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works."
1 Timothy 2:10
"Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God."
3 John 1:11
Love husband and children
"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these."
Mark 12:30-31
"Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work."
1 Timothy 5:10
Obey husband
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord."
Colossians 3:18
"Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church."1 Corinthians 14:34-35
You can find some posts I did with greater detail on Titus 2 here. But today it's just a brief reminder and some other verses for us to ponder.
And as it says the older women are to be teaching the younger women. Obviously they have to be mature and have those qualities they are teaching others lest they be hypocritical. And their daily lives lived also will be a light to those younger or less mature in the faith.
We certainly all are to strive for perfection. Of course much maturity comes through experience, time, and enduring too, indeed just everyday life experience as a believer growing in the Lord.
And even in this area of Titus 2 we can find ourselves either not as strong on all those points or not doing them in the right manner or with the right motive. God knows all our hearts and nothing is hid from Him. Of course we want to be not only obeying God's commandments but of course also doing them in the right manner and with the right heart and motive. We do them unto Him first to obey Him and we are to be content and have the attitude of a lowly servant all out of love first for God and then others.
Within something like being a keeper at home there are a lot of different aspects to consider. All must be in line with the rest of scripture as to how and what we do in that. Or in the area of being sober there are a lot of different areas of our lives affected by it. It goes along with killing our flesh and being in control of our actions and words.
So I think that's it from me. Just a quick refresh in this which is never time wasted of course.
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"Hebrews 10:23-24
"But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;"Hebrews 3:13-14
Lord willing I will be back with something else to share with you sisters tomorrow.
Love to all my fellow Titus 2 sisters!
...from a servant of God
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