Titus 2:2
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

Application: 

Paul transitions to discuss what God’s people should look like. Good character leads to good conduct. For Paul, this is how kingdom disciple-making is done and is the primary task of the church. We need a transformed and transferred faith, and this occurs as we all shape and sanctify each other in the church under healthy teaching from God’s Word (i.e., sound doctrine). It is as if we pass the faith baton on to each other in an Olympic relay.

In Titus 2:2–8, Paul gives Titus some clear examples regarding how various people should live as Christ-followers: he covers older men, older women, younger women, and younger men. Older men, for instance, should be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. Such senior kingdom men serve as authentic models and spiritual mentors for young Christian men who are confronted by a very different kind of “manhood” on exhibit in the surrounding culture.

Similarly, older women among God’s people should model Christian virtues to the younger women in the congregation. Where can a young Christian wife find holy women to disciple her to live faithfully and build up her family? According to Paul, she ought to find such kingdom women in the church. By aligning their lives with God’s principles for a kingdom wife (2:4–5; see also Eph 5:22–24, 33), young women will not only experience God’s blessing but also prevent God’s word from being slandered (2:5).

Reference:  Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1303–1304.

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