A General Outline of the Book of Titus

by Lane

Comments: This is a project I will work on over the next several days. Everything I do is subject to change and I have more time to read. Nevertheless, I will post an outline from the Expositors Bible Commentary as a way to get started and work on this as I go.

I. Salutation (1:1-4)

A. The Writer (1:1-3)

B. The Reader (1:4a)

C. The Greetings (1:4b)

II. Concerning Elders and Erroists in Crete (1:5-16)

A. The Appointment of Qualified Elders (1:5-9)

1. The Duties of Titus in Crete (1:5)

2. The Qualifications of the Elders (1: 6-9)

B. The Refutation of False Teachers (1:10-16)

1. The Picture of False Teachers (1:10-13a)

2. The Response to the Situation (1:13b-14)

3. The condemnation of false teachers (1:15-16)

III. Concerning the Natural Groups in the Congregations (2:1-15)

A. The Instructions for the Different Groups (2:1-10)

1. The instructional duty of Titus (2.1)

2. The instruction to different age groups (2:2-6)

3. The Personal example of Titus (2:7-8)

4. The instruction to the slaves (2:9-10)

B. The Foundation for Godly Living (2:11-14)

1. The manifestation of God's grace (2:11)

2. The training by God's grace (2:12)

3. The expectation of Christ's return (2:13)

4. The purpose of Christ's redemption (2:14)

C. The Restatement of the Duty of Titus (2:15)

IV. Concerning Believers Among Men Generally (3:1-11)

A. Their Obligations As Citizens (3:1-2)

B. The Motives for such Godly Conduct (3:3-8)

1. The motive from our own past (3:3)

2. The motive from our present salvation (3:4-7)

a. Its manifestation (3:4)

b. Its basis (3:5a)

c. Its means (3:5b-6)

d. Its results (3:7)

3. The necessary connection between doctrine and conduct (3:8)

C. The Reaction to Spiritual Error (3:9-11)

V. Conclusion (3:12-15)

A. The concluding Instructions (3:12-14)

B. The Personal Greetings (3:15a)

C. The Closing Benediction (3:15b)