Titus The Man
• The Book of Titus is just 46 verses
• 13 references to him in the NT
• Titus was FAITHFUL
Titus 1:4 “To Titus, my true son in our common faith.”
• Same way Paul refers to Tim. (1Tim 1:2)
• Acts 15 Paul brought Titus on an important mission
Gal 2:1 “Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.”
• Titus was FEARLESS (i.e. COURAGEOUS)
• Acts 18 Paul spent 1½ years in Corinth with the church he planted
• Then he spent 2½ years in Ephesus
1Cor 1:11 “For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by members of Chloe’s people, that there is rivalry among you.”
2Cor 2:1-4 “For I wrote to you with many tears out of an extremely troubled and anguished heart—not to cause you pain, but that you should know the abundant love I have for you.”
Titus 1:5 “The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone”
Prov 25:13 “To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day; he refreshes the life of his masters.”
2Cor 8:6 So “we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete among you this act of grace.”
• Titus was a FRIEND
2Cor 2:13 “I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus . Instead, I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.”
2Cor 7:6 “But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus”
2Cor 8:23 “As for Titus, he is my partner and coworker for you”
Prov 18:1 “One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.”
