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Pentecost
Pauline Epistles

Titus

New Testament1st century ADGreek

Titus instructs the ordering of churches in Crete, grounding good works and godly life in the grace of God that has appeared in Christ.

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Why Titus Matters

Titus instructs the ordering of churches in Crete, grounding good works and godly life in the grace of God that has appeared in Christ.

The book's central themes include sound doctrine, good works, grace, and church order. Read inside the whole canon, those themes are not isolated topics but part of Scripture's unified witness to God's covenant work and to Christ.

Canonical Reception

Titus is received across the Christian traditions. Its place in the canon anchors how the Church reads its witness to Christ. In this entry it is marked as recognized in the Protestant canon, the Roman Catholic canon, Eastern Orthodox canons, Oriental Orthodox canons.

Reading With The Church

A faithful reading of Titus asks first what the text says in its own setting, then how its words are received in the full scriptural economy. The goal is not to flatten historical context into later theology, but to hear the book as part of the one biblical canon read by the Church.

Key Passages
  • Titus 2:11-14
  • Titus 3:4-7