The Pulpit Commentary — Titus — Section 42

Holy Spirit from the Father, and to have believing God's promise that is me0.nt). Anrl poured it forth upon the Ohurch. 110 here, the belie'fling refers to the promis,,s Ver. 7,-Might for ehould, A.V. Being implied in the preceding reference tn the Justified by his gre.oe; showing very clearly hope e.nd the inherita'fll!e. Me.y be careful th0,t righteouaness in man did not precede (tppav-rl(wu,); only here in the New Testfl• e.ud oauae the saving mercy of God, but ment, but common in the LXX. e.nd in that meroy went before and provided the cla.ssical Greek. The word means "to give juatification which is altogether of grace, thought" about a thing, "to be careful" or and whioh issues in the possession of eternal "anxious" about it. To maintain (1rpoi"u,a- Ii fe. Keira aocordin« to the hope of eternal u8a,); usually in the sense of "presiding life. This seems to be the right rendering over" or "ruling" (u.s Rom. xii. 8; I r .. ther the.n the.t in the margin, heir•, TheBB. v. 12; I Tim, iii. 4, 5, 12 ; v, 17). acccwding to hope, of eternal life, me.king Here, after the analogy of the cle.ssical use, '• eternal life" depend upon " heira." The irpofa-T<UT9"' -r•xV11s, to" undertake," to "carry passage in eh. i. 2, "In hope of eternal life," on," or the like, fairly expressed by to 1s e. very strong reason for taking the same "me.inte.in." The idea does not seem to be construction here. The a.newer in the "to stand at the head of," or ·• lo be fore- Church Catechism, "Wherein I we.s me.de most in." Good works; i.e. pre.ctical god Ii. e. member of Christ, e. child of God, e.nd an ness of all kinds (see ver. H). These inheritor of the kingdom of heaven," follows things are good, etc. If the reading of the very closely St. Paul's teaching in the text T.R., -re\ ,caAc\, ,c.-r.,\., is retained, the render- (see Rom. iv. 13, 14; viii 17; Gal. iii. 29, ing ought to be, "These are the things that iv. 7). are really good and p-rofitable unto men, not Ver. 8.-Faithful, ia t1ae aaying for this i• a foolish questions, etc., they e.re unprofitable." faithful ,aying, A. V. ; concerning theae thi11g1 But the R.T. omits the -r~ With regard to for theae things, A. V. ; confidently for con- the interpretation above given of ver. 8, it 11,antly, A.V.; to the end that for that, A.V.; must be e.dmitte,I that it is very doubtful. God for in God, A.V.; may for might, A.V.; But the great difficulty of the other way of full stop after good worka, and colon after rendering it, e.a most commentators do, is met&. Faithful is the ae.ying; as I Tim. that it is impossible to say which part of i. 15 (where 8ee note). Here the faithful what precedes is "the faithful saying" 11aying can only be the following maxim: alluded to; and that the "care to maintain "That they which have believed in God may good works" is not that which naturally be ---areful to maintain good works ; " the springs from it; whereas the reiteration in words," These things I will that thou affirm ver. 8 implies that "good works" is the confidently," being interpolated to give yet specie.I subject of'' the faithful saying." more weight to it. Concerning these things ; Ver. 9.-Shun for a110id, A. V.; queation- i.e. with respect to the things or truths ings for queations, A.V.; atrifea for conten- which are the subject of the faithful saying. tions, A.V.; fi,ghting, for strimngs, A.V. I will that thou e.1lirm oonfldently (S,atlE.B,11- Shun (,up,/a--ra;a-o); see 2 Tim. ii.16. Foolish aiia-6,.. ); see I Tim. l 7. "Never be weary questioninga ; e.s 2 Tim. ii. 23. Genee.logies ; of dwelling on these important truths, e.nd ' as l Tim. i. !. Strifes (lp,LS); as I Tim. e.aeerting them with authority. For such vi. 4. Fightings about the Law (µd.xas doctrine is really good e.nd profitable for voµ11cd.s); such as St. Paul alludes to in those whom you are commissioned to teach. 1 Tim. i., and are probably included in the But leave alone the foolie.h e..nd unprofitable ,\,ryoµaxla, of 1 Tim. vi. 4. Unprofitable controversies." To the end that (Yva). It is (..vwtf>•"•is); only here e.nd Heh. vii. IS; not necessary to give to 1va; the mee.ni ng but it is found in the LXX. and other "to the end that," in suoh e. sentence as Greek Versions, and in classice.l Greek this (see note on eh. ii. 12). After words of (compare, for the sense, 2 Tim. ii. 14). Ve.in mmmandespeoie.lly, fv<&frequently, has simply (µd.-rc,;101); compare the nse of µan,o,\o-yo,, the force of "that." So here, "ltiy it down "vain talkers" ( oh. i. 10), and µa-raco,\o-yla, e.s e. rule that they whioh have believed God "ve.in talking" (1 Tim. i. 6). The whole must be careful to maintain good works." picture is unm.iste.ke.bly one of the perverse If the sentence had run on without inter- Jewish mind. ruption, it would have been ,,,,,.-rhs ,I ,\t;•os Ver. 10.-Heretiaal for an herei.ck, A.V.; 8-r,, ,c.-r.,\. But the interposition of the a for the, A.V.; refuae for rejt"ct, A.V. He- 81a/J•/Ja;1ova-6a;1, with the idea of oommanding retioe.l (aipn11cdv); only here in the New obedience, he.s oe.used the use of fva. Be- Testament, not found in the LXX., but lieved God (ol ,r,1r1a-nu,cdns li!J«i, or T,ji 8<rj). need in olassical Greek for "intelligent," 'fhe meaning la not the se.me u.s ir10"TEUuv i.e. able to choose. The use of it here by '"• or /,,-{, "to believe in," or "on," but "to St. Paul is drawn from the use of a1peuL• believe" (e.a Rom. iv. S, 17 and 1 John v. 10, for" e. soot" (Acts v. 17; xv. 5; xxiv. 5, Ii; where the oonte:itt show■ lhe.t it is the e.ot of uvi. 5; uviii. 22; l Cor. x.i. 19; Ge.I. -r.  4-6 THE EPISTLE TO TITUS. [OH, m, 1-15,