Reading for September 27th

 Read  Titus 1.1-4. In 1.1-4: Epistolary opening. The longest opening in the Pastoral names the writer, the recipient, and God as agents of truth, preparing for the attack on the false teachers (1.12-14). In verse 1; Servant, literally "slave" of God, form the roots of his expression in the Hebrew Scriptures, see 2 Sam 7.5; Jer 7.25. In the undisputed letters Paul uses "servant of Christ" (Rom 1.1; Gal 1.10; Phil 1.1).  In verse 3; Command, literally "order upon." The Greek word is related to other terms in the letter: "directed" (v.15); "submissive (2.5, 9); "authority" (2.15); "subjected" (3.1). Savior, see 1.1;2.10, 13, 3.4, 6; see also 2.11; 1 Tim 2.3; 4.10. In verse 4; Loyal, child, see 1 Time 1.2; 2 Tim 1.2; 2.1. Comments or Questions..