Habakkuk 1-2, Habakkuk 3: 1-19, Titus 2, Proverbs 9: 13-18
Titus 2: 7-8 (ESV)
“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works,
and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be
condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say
about us.”
In verses 7 and 8 in Titus 2, Paul tells Titus and the Christians
in Crete how to be a good example to people of faith. Paul says to be a model
and an example to people of good works. You need to show you are living like Christ
and obeying the law, and not just talk about it. Paul also tells Titus that needed
to have a good understanding of God’s words, so whatever you say cannot be
questioned. Anyone who questions you will be ashamed because they will have nothing
bad to say about you.
Paul’s advice to Titus also applies to people of faith as
well. We need to be example of someone who follows Christ by our actions. We
might not teach but we need to make sure that if we want to talk about God to other
people, we need to have a good understanding of God’s words. We each have our
own interpretation of God’s words according to our level of maturity, but as
long as our logic is sound our critics will have nothing bad to say about us. God
doesn’t want our perfection, but he does want our love for him and our love for
his words.
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