The ladies in my church meet monthly for a Bible study. Currently we are choosing different topics or passages of Scripture to study for a month and when we meet, we share our notes, discuss the topic, and learn from one another. Last month we studied Titus 2:3-5. Here are the notes I made. The Scriptures are in italics and are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Titus 2:3-5
The aged women likewise that they be in behavior as becometh holiness.
* reverent, holy behavior
* not loud or obnoxious
* pleasant, dignified
* moral, upright
not false accusers
* not gossips or busybodies
* Don’t say anything about someone you wouldn’t say to their face.
not given to much wine
* We should not be slaves to or addicted to anything. We are only slaves to Jesus. Jesus should be the only thing we can’t live without.
teachers of good things
* Older women must teach the younger women.
* good things: Bible study, prayer, homemaking, marriage, parenting, service, hospitality, teaching
That they may teach the young women
* Teaching or training implies a long or ongoing relationship. We must spend time with younger women.
* You may be an older woman and a younger woman at the same time.
* We have a responsibility to teach and train young women, especially in today’s culture where mothers and daughters often live far apart.
To be sober
* Sober means being serious about your job. We have a huge responsibility as a woman. We must take this job seriously.
* Our lives will not be all fun and games. It is hard work. Women work hard!
To love their husbands
* No conditions here, just a command to be obeyed.
* A man feels loved when he is honored and respected.
* We must model and teach our children to honor and respect our husbands.
* We show honor when we treat him as special, do more than he expects us to do, and exhibit a good attitude---at all times.
* We must love our husband as he is; don’t try to change him.
To love their children
* TIME—this is the main way we show love to our children.
* Smile at them, hug and touch them, affirm them, praise them.
* Involve them in household chores, listen to them, talk to them, interact with them, and train them.
* Love them by teaching them the love of our Heavenly Father.
To be discreet, chaste
* Chaste means pure.
* Dress modestly.
* Do not be rude, easily angered, flirty, or flashy.
* Do not aim to draw attention to yourself.
Keepers at home
* The home is the woman’s domain.
* There is much work involved in running a household.
* A woman must smile and do it!
* Educate yourself, learn how to do things, plan, and organize.
Good
* Sweet, pleasant, smiling, sympathetic, compassionate
Obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed.
* We can pervert our Christian example and the gospel itself by disobeying our own husbands.
* The husband is the head of the household, and we must submit to him. This is God’s plan of order of authority.
* Obeying our husbands relates to our loving him. We love God, so we obey Him. In the same way, submitting to our husband’s will shows our love for him.
AMEN!
ReplyDeleteI ENJOYED READING THIS. SUCH A GREAT REMINDER. IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS SCRIPTURE IS VERY UNPOPULAR WITH WOMEN THESE DAYS. BUT, IT'S STILL IN "THE BOOK" WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS.