Titus 1:1 KJV
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
Paul said his service to God was "according to" or "in order for" the "....faith of God's elects and the acknowledging of the truth...." All that the Apostle did in the service of the Lord he did so men and women would come to the faith of the elect and to acknowledge the truth of God's Word.
Paul's goals were not so he could build large churches, not so he could claim large followings, not so he could have a decent living. Paul's service to the Lord was for the purpose of bringing people to the faith of the elect; in other words, to believe what God's people believe and then to see them acknowledge the truth of Jesus Christ.
Barnes Notes puts it this way, "...God had chosen them to salvation, but he intended that it should be in connection with their believing, and, in order to that, he had appointed Paul to be an apostle that he might go and make known to them the gospel. It is the purpose of God to save His people, but he does not mean to save them as infidels, or unbelievers. He intends that they shall be believers first - and hence he sends his ministers that they may become such.
And the acknowledging of the truth - In order to secure the acknowledgment or recognition of the truth. The object of the apostleship, as it is of the ministry in general, is to secure the proper acknowledgment of the truth among men.”[1]
Before a man can be saved, he must believe the right things. After that man is saved he must be trained to acknowledge the truth of God's Word in a fashion that leads to a life of godliness.
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
Paul said his service to God was "according to" or "in order for" the "....faith of God's elects and the acknowledging of the truth...." All that the Apostle did in the service of the Lord he did so men and women would come to the faith of the elect and to acknowledge the truth of God's Word.
Paul's goals were not so he could build large churches, not so he could claim large followings, not so he could have a decent living. Paul's service to the Lord was for the purpose of bringing people to the faith of the elect; in other words, to believe what God's people believe and then to see them acknowledge the truth of Jesus Christ.
Barnes Notes puts it this way, "...God had chosen them to salvation, but he intended that it should be in connection with their believing, and, in order to that, he had appointed Paul to be an apostle that he might go and make known to them the gospel. It is the purpose of God to save His people, but he does not mean to save them as infidels, or unbelievers. He intends that they shall be believers first - and hence he sends his ministers that they may become such.
And the acknowledging of the truth - In order to secure the acknowledgment or recognition of the truth. The object of the apostleship, as it is of the ministry in general, is to secure the proper acknowledgment of the truth among men.”[1]
Before a man can be saved, he must believe the right things. After that man is saved he must be trained to acknowledge the truth of God's Word in a fashion that leads to a life of godliness.
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