| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 9 secs | 0 Comments
The letter to the Hebrews was written to first Century Christians facing persecution. Some of them were giving in, abandoning Jesus to go back to the law. The letter contains some of the strongest warnings and some of the greatest encouragements to eternal security (often just verses apart!). In the letter the author will set […]
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This letter is unique in the New Testament as a letter to a friend and convert about some family matters. It has the smell of the New Testament – full of love and grace and is one brother writing to another brother about a third brother! The issue is Onesimus, who was Philemon’s slave – […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 34 secs | 0 Comments
Paul has instructed Titus about doctrine and duty in the church (ch.1), in the home (ch.2) and now he goes for the world. Paul gives instructions and then explains why – because of the gospel – and then he will finish off with some personal messages to pass on. This teaching is a reminder – […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
Paul commands Titus to teach sound doctrine. If you check the footnote you will see the better translation of ‘healthy doctrine’. We can have a theology that is maimed – with bits missing. We can have a diseased theology with bits distorted. Paul wants us to live in the good of healthy doctrine. By that […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 42 secs | 0 Comments
Today we are starting the book of Titus. It is a personal letter from Paul to Titus, most likely written around AD 62, after Paul’s first house arrest and acquittal in Rome. Paul has left Titus in Crete, and is now writing to him with some instruction on how to instruct and deal with the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 55 secs | 0 Comments
These are Paul’s last words. He is within weeks, or even days, of being martyred. For roughly 30 years he has exercised apostolic ministry – evangelising new towns, villages and cities with the gospel, planting churches and then visiting to support and appoint elders. He has fought the good fight, finished the course and kept […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 26 secs | 0 Comments
Understand this, there will be times of difficulty. Paul wants to emphasise to Timothy that the current difficulties he is facing are not a passing thing, but a characteristic of the age we are in. Perhaps Timothy thinks if he lies low for a while, the storm will pass. Paul wants him under no […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 6 secs | 0 Comments
We are strengthened by grace, v.1. The grace of God strengthens us; not only does it bring salvation but it trains us (Titus 2:11-13) to press into God and pursue holiness. It’s not a cheap grace that means we are free to sin and not worry about holiness. Grace strengthens us; it means we are […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
When I look back to my time in the Royal Air Force at RAF Marham, the memories of doing guard duty come flooding back. In particular the times when I had to do duty as part of the armed response team for guarding the nuclear weapons compound. When your pager went off you responded rapidly, […]