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Titus 3:4-7
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative texts about Baptism:
Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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Chapter I, Exhortation
to the Greeks,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter I, On
Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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I.LXIV, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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Epistle LXXIII
(To Pompey, against the Epistle of Stephen about the Baptism of
Heretics)
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Literally, "of
works which are done in righteousness"." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "As forgiveness is
through a perfect righteousness, and satisfaction is made to justice by
Christ, it cannot be merited by the sinner himself." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "The
effects [of redemption]; which are: Justification; "being
justified," pardoned and accepted through the alone merits of
Christ, not from any desert in us, but according to his own mercy,
"by his grace," his free, unmerited goodness...Sanctification,
expressed by the laver of regeneration, (that is, baptism, the thing
signified, as well as the outward sign,) and the renewal of the Holy
Ghost; which purifies the soul, as water cleanses the body, and renews
it in the whole image of God." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Faith is
presupposed as the instrument of our being "saved"; our being
so, then, is spoken of as an accomplished fact. Faith is not
mentioned, but only God's part. as Paul's object here is not to
describe man's new state, but the saving agency of God in
bringing about that state, independent of all merit on the man's part
(see on Tit 3:4)." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Our sins all forgiven,
that through God's grace, we might be accepted as his children." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Titus 3:4-7, Michael Joseph Brown, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
| "The power of traditions is that
they are not static. Each experience is both familiar and new.
Traditions provide us with an opportunity to further define (or even
redefine!) who we are." |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Christmas Day, William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Religion can be as much a distraction
as conformity to the Saviour, Son of God, Emperor, who claims to have
brought peace on earth." |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Christmas Day 1, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting
Church in Australia.
| "It is helpful that here we find big
concepts like justification and righteousness connected so closely to
goodness, 'philanthropy' (love!) and compassion." |
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"Saved by His
Love,"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Pobee, John S.,
"Human Transformation -- A Biblical View," Mission Studies, 1985.
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| With Children:
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"Heirs of Grace,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
| Images for this week's readings,
Titus, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive. |
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