Titus 02.11-15 | The Gospel of Grace (04. The Preacher's Authority)

Titus 02.11-15

Paul tells Titus 04 aspects of the Gospel of Grace…01. The Appearance of God’s Grace (Titus 02.11a); 02. Saving Grace (Titus 02.11b); 03. The Transformation of Saving Grace (Titus 02.12-14) & 04. The Preacher’s Authority (Titus 02.15).

04. The Preacher’s Authority (Titus 02.15)

Paul now commands Titus (& pastor-teachers today!) to speak to the church all these things that we just looked at & studied in the Gospel of Grace.

“15 exhort” G3870. parakalew parakaleo par-ak-al-eh’-o; from 3844 & 2564; to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation):-- beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.

Thayer-to enjoin a thing by exhortation

Paul commands Titus to repeat these teachings on the Gospel of Grace again & again, & urge them on in following near Christ.

“15 reprove” G1651. elegcw elegcho el-eng’-kho; of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:-- convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.

Thayer-utter these things (the exposure & confutation of false teachers of Christianity Titus 01.09, Titus 01.13) by way of refutation.

Reprove sharply, using the Word of God.

This goes in line w/what Paul said previously about a requirement of a Quality Leader in the church to both Titus & to Timothy in Titus 01.09; 1Timothy 05.20; & 2Timothy 04.02.

“15 w/all authority” G2003. epitagh epitage ep-ee-tag-ay’; from 2004; an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness:-- authority, commandment.

        

Thayer-an injunction, mandate, command, w/every possible form of authority

Peter talks about reproving & speaking w/all authority from God in 1Peter 04.11.

“15 …Let no one disregard you.”

“15 Let” G4065. perifronew periphroneo per-ee-fron-eh’-o; from 4012 & 5426; to think beyond, i.e. depreciate (contemn):-- despise.

        

Thayer-to set one’s self in thought beyond (exalt one’s self in thought above) a person or thing; to contemn, despise

“15 no one” G3367. mhdeiv medeis may-dice’; including the irregular feminine mhdemia medemia may-dem-ee’-ah; & the neuter mhden meden may-den’; from 3361 & 1520; not even one (man, woman, thing):-- any (man, thing), no (man), none, not (at all, any man, a whit), nothing, + w/o delay.

Thayer-being the person to whom something is forbidden

“15 disregard you” G4065. perifronew periphroneo per-ee-fron-eh’-o; from 4012 & 5426; to think beyond, i.e. depreciate (contemn):-- despise.

Thayer-to set one’s self in thought beyond (exalt one’s self in thought above) a person or thing; to contemn, despise

Paul is saying let absolutely no one disregard you as a teacher of the Word & the truth of God that you teach.

Paul deals w/this in Colossians 02.18 & 1Timothy 04.12, as well as John in 1John 03.07.

A mark of one who has been saved by the Gospel of Grace is a disciple (learner) of Jesus (John 08.31).