Attitudes and Actions

Titus 2:6-10    

6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, 7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, 8 sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.   9 Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

The preceding verses dealt with older men, now the younger are confronted and challenged separately.  The younger (in the faith) are to work at thinking things through clearly, while living as examples or patterns of doing right in order to demonstrate their growing sanctification in conformity to Christ.  In their teaching and learning they are to have integrity, doing and thinking rightly even with nobody around to see or hear, as unto Christ.  The teaching must also have a reverent attitude, the doctrine must be solidly scriptural, and their words of instruction need to be sound enough to dissuade accusations.  Then those set against these cannot accuse with true faults unless it is to their own shame when the accusations are seen to be lies.  For servants, they are to be obedient and do what is good and right, respectful and honest, and with moral character which glorifies God whom we all serve in the same manner.  This applies also to employees toward their employers in our present time, as well as those hired as actual servants.  Above all, we serve Christ and are to emulate these attitudes and actions.