Titus 1:1-9
In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, To Titus, my true son in our common faith:
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Why?
Paul looked at Titus as his true son in Christ.
Paul asked Titus to finish the order he had told and set the rule to appoint elders in every town.
These points to be a elder are the same rules to a Christin. These are the basic behaviors before the Lord.
Unfinished missions appointed elders in every church, because Paul stayed in a town short, so he needed Titus to appoint an elder as the church's spiritual leader.
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提多是保羅帶領的門徒，擔任特里特島的監督，
憑著： 為了……的緣故，叫人相信且認識敬虔而有的真理，因為敬虔愈來愈認識真理、認識神，因此有永生的盼望。因為有盼望，所以繼續敬畏神。同樣讓提多服事主也是為了這個目的。
信心是因為神的話，神是無謊言的。門徒被建立，熟悉神的話，因此更有盼望傳揚是按著主的託付。這些話為了更多的勉勵提多！不要忘記他有神特別的託付使命，不怕眼前的挫折和困難。設立長老的條件，提多自己要成為榜樣。長老就是監督。這些條件不僅對長老也是每個基督徒生命的條件。
無可指責：不按照自己的喜好、意見、性格在行事。不暴燥就是有理性，不會在情緒中做決定，對話。這些都消極條件，v8~是積極條件。公平，不偏待人……都是生命的表現，與能力無關。教真實的道理，就能將純正的教訓勸化人： 這才與能力有關。
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How?
Am I a good minister in my church? Do my best in the grace of the Lord to serve!
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