(Tit 2:9) “Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; (10)  Not purloining (to embezzle), but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.”  When we work for another, we have hired ourselves out. An agreement is made, “I will work this much for this amount.”  We should seek to be the best workers, for we represent our Father – our Savior. May our attitude reflect good upon our God!

(Tit 2:9) “Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;” Unlike what most seem to think, the Lord God did not command us to be social warriors. He commanded us to be warriors for the cross. We are to love all men through Christ and tell them of the gospel. The servant was to be a voice for Jesus by his actions towards his master.

(Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works; …. (8)  Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.”  Light reveals darkness, right reveals wrong. If we speak right things, good things, the things of light to lift up the spirits of the saved and the “Good News” to the lost, then it cannot rightly be condemned. This is the goal of living in Christ Jesus.

(Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of…. (8)  Sound speech, that cannot be condemned;…”  Sound speech: healthy conversation as taught in  Eph_4:2,  “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”  Since “all things work together for good to them who love God….”(Rom 8:28), then why do we talk in such a negative way to others. We are just moving through this world to eternity with God! Live like it! Talk like it!

(Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,”  Sincerity: unending existence. It is what law would call “conviction”: something one would hold to until  death. We are to speak what we believe, sincerely, even if the result would be death. Our love for our Savior should be held in sincerity!

 (Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity,…” “Gravity”: a demeanor that others can respect. Not one only the aged, or the young, or the rich, or the humorist can respect. To behave ourselves in godly conduct that all may follow. Our aim is not for them to follow, or respect us per se, but that they will honor our Savior Who lives inside us, helping us be what we should be.

(Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness,…”  All that the Lord has said and taught us in the Bible is doctrine. It is insight into His Person and His plan throughout the ages. Some wish to be spoon-fed it on Sundays and possibly Wednesdays, rather than dig for its truths. Some would rather have it digested by another and given to us in books. Both of those methods could end up in corruption of understanding. Sit at God’s table, His Bible in your lap, and trust the Holy Spirit to feed you.

 (Tit 2:7) “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works:..”   In other words, living as an example of how the Lord Jesus lived upon this earth. “Pattern”: mold, die, scars. We are to live the reality of (Gal_6:17) “From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” and (Php_1:21) “For to me to live is Christ,…..”. Does your life speak of Jesus or of self?

(Tit 2:6) “Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.”  “Sober minded”: thinking right, in the right mind. Since we are born into sin, that sin warps our thinking. So, we are each “insane” to some degree. It is only to the degree that we have yielded our minds to God’s Word, reprogramming the mind (Rom 12:1-2), that we are sane – thinking right. How sane are you?  

(Tit 2:4) “That they may teach the young women to be…….(5)  …. obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” Godly women seek to submit to their husbands – period. That is God’s commands given over and over again. When one does not do so, they are laying a foundation to stumble, not only for themselves but for others who follow their example, “…that the Word of God be not blasphemed (spoke evil against)”.