A Titus 2 Woman: The Younger Women, Part 2

 

Greetings godly sisters!

Wherever you are, I hope you are doing well in the Lord; seeking Him while He may be found and watching prepared like the five wise virgins. 

Today I am writing the last post on the Titus 2 woman. You can see my three previous posts here. I will cover the areas which remain. These things are what the older women are to be teaching the younger women.

"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 2:4-5

I haven't covered these yet... 

to love their husbands
to love their children
keepers at home
obedient to their own husbands

Whether we women are married or not we need to know what the Word teaches in everything. No I can't speak from experience in all of this but just share some thoughts on it all. 

We generally know what love means. And the married woman is to have that for her own husband and children. But it is not always feelings but actions of love. And not just when you feel like loving but all of the time.

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."

1 John 3:18

But what does "obedient" mean? It says she is to be obedient to her own husband. 

It's the same word as used here about Jesus with His parents. 

"And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart."
Luke 2:51

And in other places than Titus 2, we see the exact same command for wives to submit to/obey/be subject to their own husbands. 

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Ephesians 5:22-24

"Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;"

1 Peter 3:1

And in the gathering of believers women are to be silent and are under the authority of men. They do not speak up in the gathering of believers but ask their husbands at home. 

"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

All these words are one and the same Greek word - subject, submit yourselves, under obedience - along with our word obedient in Titus 2.

In Titus 2, Paul mentions these things about a godly young woman being sober, discreet, chaste, keeper at home, good, loving her husband and children and obeying her husband so that the word of God is not blasphemed. Which means... 

So it's serious if we women are not in line with God's commands for us. It defames the name of God and brings Him reproach. So women are to be under subjection to the authority of males...whether that is their own husband, or if not married, other biblical men (father or elder etc) and of course in submission to the Lord and His commands. 

"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God."

1 Corinthians 11:3

Through feminism, the way of truth, God's name, and doctrines are being blasphemed and evil spoken of. We see mass destruction from it. But may it not be so among God's daughters.

"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."

Proverbs 12:4

 

A note for any young single ladies reading this. 

I'm going to share some thoughts on marriage  for you that I have. As a single sister myself, heading on towards 28, I have learnt over many years, how to view this subject. I will try to explain it a little...maybe it will help or encourage you. 

When I was not so discerning or biblical I used to read some Christian women's blogs and magazines. (You can see a post I did here on what I think on that now.) But I bring that up because it is or seems to be that marriage is a big subject for young ladies and so I want to share some on it.  

First, yes this is true. God had created a wonderful world and universe and called it all very good. But He had made a man and said it was not good that he was alone, so God made the man a woman...and then it was good.

"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."

Genesis 2:18

So that is what God put in to being and created that order of the woman to be a helper to the man. We are still to have that order, but we see it reversed today, perhaps even to the point of the man being the helper. That's sad but anyway. 

And we know it is good for young women to marry and bear children. We see that in many places in scripture. But how should we single women handle it and view it? 

Over the years I have thought about it a lot myself. Not "over the top" a lot, but I think it is normal to think some about it. But now as I have grown in the Lord and matured as I became a bit more of an "older young woman" I have left behind thoughts that I once had. What I mean is that it can grow out of proportion in the minds of young ladies...like I would say it did at times for me. I believe we should work on getting our lives right and making sure we are obeying the gospel and living to please the Lord first above all else. That should be our daily focus. So when that is your focus then you get to the point where your will becomes God's will, if that makes sense, and you are good with and rejoice with what He allows and has for you. If I'm to be single for years longer or for always then that's good and I rejoice! If it's His will for me to ever be married then that's great too and I'd give it everything because it's the perfect will of the Father. 

But also you don't suddenly think of how you would behave or what position God would have you in a marriage. So yes you have to be ready for anything. Know the Word, what it teaches for wives. Know that you will submit to and obey your own husband in all things (except sin). Speaking of which, I have seen many women who call themselves believers say to just do whatever your husband says or likes (in things that are not biblical, which means to sin). That is taking that command to submit and obey too far and above God. Doesn't 1 Peter 3 say win a disobedient husband without a word with your obedient meek and quiet life? It doesn't say go along in sin. 

But what I am saying is that you shouldn't let your thoughts go into covetousness or into longing inordinately for things that God hasn't given you. 

Bearing in mind what Paul said also. 

"There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband."

1 Corinthians 7:34

So you have to have a balanced view on that.

If you are a godly obedient young woman then you won't want to compromise on anything...even if that means you remain single the rest of your life. Obviously a believer does not marry an unbeliever nor a sinful believer. And I share this verse. 

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

Mark 8:36

What will it profit you if you have the "best" husband and children (out of God's will) and lose your own soul? Ponder that. Yes all the worldly young people are finding spouses easy and maybe all the religious church people too. And we know there are very few holy men and women left on this earth. But do you truly have enough faith in God? He knows where you are, alone, and if He wanted to change your status He would. 

What I am saying is we don't want to compromise on sin for the sake of marriage. That is idolatry I would think. Christ is your heavenly Bridegroom and you live to please Him first. I'm just sharing my thoughts from my perspective as a single woman. 

Pray about your future...but leave it with the Father and live holy and obedient one day at a time. All our hopes and joy must be in Him. We don't get our worth from whether we are married or not. Yes marriage and child-raising are wonderful godly things, being single and able to focus on the Lord more is also wonderful. It all just depends on what the Lord's will is for you. I have learned to say, "Not my will but Thine be done". And I don't think about it much anymore. 

And we can take in Paul's advise on this. 

"Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you."

1 Corinthians 7:27-28

So that's some of my thoughts on that...let your will be lost in God's will and be joyous in whatever that is! 

Moving on to a little on "keeper at home"... 

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens."

Proverbs 31:10-15

A godly woman will also be a "keeper at home". What does that mean? 

It would also be part of the commands to love her husband and children. She can hardly truly love them if she isn't there looking after them and making the home a place for them to live. She will be all about her home and look after what goes on there. If she has children then she will raise, teach, and guide them. She will cook and clean and maybe have a garden to raise food for her family. 

"Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands."

Proverbs 14:1

We don't want to be like this woman... 

"She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:"
Proverbs 7:11 

Oh no, we want to be quiet and submissive and with our feet abiding in our homes. 

Yes Paul says this after warning about young widows causing destruction by going from house to house being idle gossips... 

"I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully."

1 Timothy 5:14 

Today we see women neglecting their homes for no necessary reason. Yes in a few cases a woman would have to leave her home most of the time to work to support herself if she doesn't have a husband (or a few other reasons). But that is not what we see today. Women have left their God-ordained role almost completely and have instead also passed their child care and teaching to someone else and are not keepers at home like is becoming to a woman professing godliness and what is sound doctrine.

And if she isn't married she may serve others for example in her fathers's house, keeping the home or helping care for others, look after children or similar home type duties. 

I already share a lot of my keeper at home things on my blog here so I will leave it there for that. It's so obvious what has happened with feminism's rise that women threw away much of what they had which was more in line with God's Word. Until relatively recently they were keepers at home, had more respect for male authority, dressed more biblical, and many covered their heads. But that's basically all gone and we are in perilously evil times ripe for God's judgement and wrath. May we sisters fear God and obey Him because of our new hearts that we have been given through faith in Christ and repentance. May we strive on to be obedient and endure faithfully until the very end.  

I hope my writing and series on Titus 2 has blessed you and we can all see better what it means for us as godly women. 

Go in peace and love, 

...from a daughter of the Lord

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A Titus 2 Woman: The Younger Women, Part 1

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:-)

Verse 4

Verse 5

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)

An implication that comes from this (the older teaching the younger) is that the young woman ought to be teachable which means she will be humble and soft not proud and hard. 

"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"... 

There is a whole lot about soberness and having a sound mind in scripture for not only women but for all saints. 

"discreet"...

They seem to be similar in meaning. Self control is important. That also goes along with walking in the Spirit and not the flesh. 

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

So it must all be balanced. Of course we rejoice in the Lord and give Him praise and thanks. 

So a Titus 2 young woman will be sober-minded and self-controlled. 

"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... 

Which also reminds me of this verse. 

"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

There is a boldness among young women these days that is not appropriate for a woman professing godliness. It is feminism also. Yes there should be a type of boldness on the Word and truth but not in the wrong way nor getting out of place trying to be equal with men who are the authorities. 

Another area of holiness would be she will be obedient to the command to cover her head in line with 1 Corinthians 11. It says that it is shameful for a woman to be uncovered so she will obey. 

"good"

Here are a few other uses of that same Greek word. Sometimes the only way to begin to explain what a word means is to look elsewhere in scripture. And the word good seems very general so we can look for some other uses I think to help us to see the truth. 

"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

Those are all the same Greek word of "agathos". I'll let scripture explain scripture there. It seems to be general goodness. Remembering that the older Titus 2 woman is to be a teacher of "good things".

So I think that's about it from me for today. I know there could be lots more to write on these subjects. I hope perhaps that helped a bit in learning how the younger women saints should be in holy behaviour fitting to who they are as daughters of the King of kings. 

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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A Titus 2 Woman: The Older Women

 

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are all fearing God and pressing on over trials, not compromising, for God's glory. 

A few days ago I wrote an introduction to the Titus 2 woman and said I wanted to go through it and study it some more. (If you haven't read my post, you can find it here first.). Today I want to do the next bit and further study this. 

There's probably more than 101 ways that we sisters could look at this Titus 2 subject and I could write about it but I did it this way and I hope it can clarify it all for us. It does that for me probably just as much if not more than it might you the reader. I do hope it can bless someone. 

I thought that today I would look at the "aged women" (as it is so translated in the KJV). These are to be examples to and teachers of the younger women. To be honest, I don't really know if I am worthy or qualified to speak on this but it's in God's Word and I myself am striving to be a godly mature older woman (in time) and of course there is no reason for any woman not to strive to be those things also. Remember this is sound doctrine. 

I believe it mostly refers to a woman's physical age as she would have hopefully learned a lot over the years, learned all the lessons of life sometimes the hard way, and be well grounded in the faith but it could also refer to any mature wise woman who has been in the faith a while even if she isn't really old. 

So I thought the next logical thing to examine in "this series" of you like would be the one who is to be teaching before we get to the next section of what they are to be teaching the younger. And I guess teaching can be actual teaching and guidance but also what is observed through seeing how a mature godly woman behaves in all her ways and words...and also seeing what she doesn't do. And of course they will have to be teaching without hypocrisy. So they will be already faithful and obedient to God's commands.  

Today, generation after generation are growing more foolish and evil. So there may not be much wisdom left in the worldly aged these days and especially in generations to come. That is sad but we know the world is fading away and going downhill into great darkness. But among the saints there ought to be wisdom because of God's Word, and remember the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. If people don't fear God then they are foolish. 

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
Proverbs 9:10

But moving on to this Titus 2 aged woman.

What does the Word say she should be like?

"The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;"

Titus 2:3 

So that verse follows on from this one. "That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience." (Titus 2:2)

And we see some of those things taught specifically for women elsewhere. Those are qualities that all saints should have. 

We see something similar in this scripture as well (for the wife of a deacon). 

"Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."
1 Timothy 3:11

"grave" meaning... 

And we see a similar picture here. 

"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"

1 Timothy 2:9

The aged woman of Titus 2 doesn't sound dissimilar to this either.

"Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, 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 5:9-10

Moving on to verse 3 of Titus 2. The "aged women" are to...

"be in behaviour as becometh holiness"

I wrote about how Paul is teaching sound doctrine here. And then the characteristics following lay out what is fitting for a woman claiming holiness in Christ. It is her whole life and how she lives it. All she does must be appropriate for one living for a holy, holy, holy God and with the Holy Spirit within; a woman who is first born again and obeying the gospel. 

"behaviour" meaning... 

"as becometh holiness" means... 

And the things following are what those things are...

"not false accusers"

"not given to much wine"

That is self explanatory really. We know from multiple scriptures that drunkenness is sin, as well as lack of self control and instead walking in the flesh and letting things control us.

"given" means... 

"teachers of good things"

"That they may teach the young women" (vs 4)

Teaching and passing on wisdom and guidance to the younger women is to be what all godly older/mature women do as it is sound doctrine and what is becoming of a holy woman of God. 

Lord willing, soon, I shall be back with the next section from Titus 2 to ponder...and not only ponder but do it and put it into actions in our lives. I was thinking about that great chapter of faith, Hebrews 11...and the people always DID something to show or confirm their faith. May we be likewise. 

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
James 1:22

But I hope each of you will look into these things and study deep in God's Word. These days with technology you can find information on what the original Greek words mean etc so that can help a lot. 

Well that is about it from me. I hope and pray you sisters are all striving to be a good example to the believers and the lost and striving daily for truth and right. 

"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;"
Philippians 2:15

I leave you with a bunch of roses...

Love in Christ,

...from a daughter of God

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."

1 Peter 1:13-16

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A Titus 2 Woman: An Introduction

Greetings sisters! 

I'm praying that you are striving on and overcoming in Christ. 

Today I wanted to begin writing more on "Titus 2". I've been meaning to for awhile but today it just came and so I went:-) We all hear about that chapter in particular in relation to godly women, older or younger (although there are Titus 2 old and young men too). But it is a particular passage of interest for us women who desire to know how the Lord would have us to live in obedience to Him if we have believed and obey the gospel. Please examine your life against that first because we can't just add works onto a false foundation. Imagine trying to build a house starting with the roof? It's useless. Nor can we try to work our way to heaven without true faith and Christ's righteousness. We have to have our foundation in Christ and new life in the Spirit first. And then if we have faith then we will have works; can't have one without the other (see James 2). 

Moving on... 

What does it mean to be a Titus 2 woman? Most often we hear it in connection to being a "keeper at home" and that is one of the areas listed. But there is much more to it than that. And we can't just choose to follow some and not the others. 

I like to look back at the introduction to a book of the Bible. In this case of Titus, it was a letter between two saints. And I like to see why a book was written and to who etc. I share it here to get some background for our further studies. 

"Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 

To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Titus 1:1-5

And then the start of Titus chapter 2 begins with this... 

"But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:"
Titus 2:1

 

A few verses before Paul told Titus these things in regard to evil deceivers entering in... 

"This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
Titus 1:13,16

 

So what I mean by that and what we see in Titus 2 is that following from that admonition, we are told what is good and what is sound doctrine for believers. We will be looking at it for believing women saints.  

What does "sound" mean?

And "doctrine"?

And we know of this, about sound doctrine, that Paul warned us about... 

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
2 Timothy 4:3

Isn't that time now? 

But we women who claim to be followers of Christ, made new by the Spirit, will be seeking after sound doctrine. And we will not want to be like those who do not endure sound doctrine and who instead look for what they want to hear.  

To get the context, I shall share the whole portion of Titus 2 here, where sound doctrine for us women is taught. It also has many similar things and says "likewise" because some of the teachings for how to live are the same for both men and women. 

So this is sound doctrine (of which the whole Bible is full of, of course). 

"That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 

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. 

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you."
Titus 2:2-8

And then Paul goes on to give teachings for servants and more, but as women we will be looking at the things pertaining particularly to us. Over time I plan to write a little more on each of the things written for women. But for now that gives us all some background to remember, so I am calling it an introduction.

Praise God we have this sound doctrine to hold onto and guide us in this time of great deception and in an age where many have no firm foundation in Christ and His gospel. 

This verse gives us some warning. 

"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;"
Ephesians 4:14

And this is what we are to do in regards to those leaving these (and other) doctrines, the sound doctrine we have been given. 

"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them."
Romans 16:17

This avoidance would also include leaving behind blogs, websites, or the fellowship with women (friends or family) who have left these doctrines that we have been given by Paul and other apostles by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. (And we can reach out to the women with the truth of the gospel and what is sound doctrine and if they won't repent then they must be avoided and not just all spiritually united.)

Paul does command this... 

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
1 Corinthians 11:1

 And this... 

"let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord."
1 Corinthians 14:37

So we need to pay attention to all of this, ladies. 

"Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee."
1 Timothy 4:16

Lord willing, I plan to bring some further explanations and thoughts from Titus 2 for all of us women. In fact, that being in itself one of the things of sound doctrine "women teaching other women" these things. No, I am not an aged woman physically, nor am I really young, but I hope I may be able to exhort and encourage other women, particularly the younger in age or faith, to be in sound doctrine. 

As Paul said to young Timothy...

"These things command and teach. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
1 Timothy 4:11-12

No I am not like Timothy as a leader, because godly women don't spiritually lead among Christ's saints and above men, but I do want to be an example of the believers and be blameless.  

Until we meet here again, Lord willing. 

Love in Christ to you all, young or old. 

...from a Titus 2 young woman. 

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Jude 1:2

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