Two Brothers Building up the Body

Titus 2:1-15 states: “But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us. Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our ...

 Hello, My name is Brendan Hughes and my cuñado Taylor Hollingsworth will be joining me on this blog. We were hoping that some of our musings would be edifying to the body at large. Some will be longer and some shorter, but we hope they can be encouraging to those that read them. May the Lord bless the reading of His Word.

First, the text :  Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior. To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.  For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, namely , if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, dev...

This chapter summarizes the entire book of Judges. It explains what happened to Israel after conquering the primary strongholds of the Promised Land—namely, Israel's failure to remain faithful to Jehovah and the consequences that followed. I have divided the chapter into three key parts: Disobedience, Death, and Downfall.