6 Compare this epistle with Timothy List some key words of Titus, and quote one key verse Complete the outline: ORDERLY CHURCH; SOUND CHURCH; In what part of the letter does Paul write about false teachers and false teachings? 10 What is the meaning of the phrase, “adorning the doctrine of God”? XVI FURTHER STUDY OF TITUS Word study Make a comparative study of all the verses of Titus where the word work(s) appears Doctrine study Atonement, redemption, and sancti cation are three doctrines referred to in Titus 2:14 How are the three doctrines related to each other? (Use outside sources, such as a book of doctrine.) After you have studied the book of James, compare James and Titus regarding their emphasis of good works in the life of the believer XVII OUTLINE TITUS: Adorning the Doctrine of God Salutation and Introduction CHURCH LEADERS DEALING WITH FALSE TEACHERS 1:1-4 1:5-16 MAKING CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE ATTRACTIVE BY EXAMPLE 2:1-15 THE GOOD WORKS OF A BELIEVER Conclusion and Benediction 3:1-11 3:12-15 XVIII BACKGROUND OF TIMOTHY The tenderest and most moving of Paul’s letters was his last one, known by title as Timothy Paul was an aged man when he wrote this epistle from a cold, dark dungeon of a Roman prison He knew he had but a short time left to live, and so the letter is his spiritual last will and testament — his “dying wish” — to friend and co-worker Timothy A BACKGROUND Some of the background of Timothy already studied is common to that of Timothy and hence need not be repeated It will help you to review that background now Below is a look at the particular setting of Timothy Date and place written Paul wrote this letter from prison at Rome around A.D 67, about ve years after his rst letter to Timothy Refer to the chronology of Paul’s life (Appendix B, p 518-19), and note the setting of the two Roman imprisonments Part of the sequence is this: A.D 58-62 First imprisonment — “prison epistles” written A.D 62-66 Release and travels — Timothy written A.D 67 Second imprisonment — Timothy written There was one event in Rome that happened during Paul’s time of release and led indirectly to his second imprisonment That was the burning of Rome, which occurred on July 19, A.D 64 When Emperor Nero failed to squelch the well-founded suspicion that he had ordered the res, he blamed the Christians and ordered them to be arrested and punished For the remainder of his reign Christianity was a religio illicita (illegal religion) and waves of anti-Christian persecution rolled across the lands of the Empire When Paul returned east in the ... to each other? (Use outside sources, such as a book of doctrine.) After you have studied the book of James, compare James and Titus regarding their emphasis of good works in the life of the believer... so the letter is his spiritual last will and testament — his “dying wish” — to friend and co-worker Timothy A BACKGROUND Some of the background of Timothy already studied is common to that of. .. Nero failed to squelch the well-founded suspicion that he had ordered the res, he blamed the Christians and ordered them to be arrested and punished For the remainder of his reign Christianity