Titus 3:3-7
Why is there so much crime and mayhem in the news? Why are there problems in our families? Why do we struggle with our emotions and behavior? There’s something wrong with us, and we need help. We don’t just need to cope with the symptoms, we need a cure for the source. Jesus Christ is that cure.
Discussion Starters
- Take some time to catch up with one another.
- Read verse 3 together. Have you noticed any of these behaviors in yourself or in the world lately? Share with the group.
- Brainstorm all the ways humanity has tried to deal with the things listed in verse 3. How well have these efforts worked?
- Reading verses 4 through 7, try to untangle Paul’s thought into its component pieces.
– What did God do?
– Why (on what basis) did he do it?
– How did he do it?
– Why (for what purpose) did he do it?
- How does God’s work in verses 4-7 solve the problems listed in verse 3?
- What difference does it make whether God saves us “because of works done by us in righteousness” or “according to his own mercy?”
- What is “the washing of regeneration?” What other scriptures shed light on this?
- What is the “renewal of the Holy Spirit?” What other scriptures shed light on this?
- What does it mean to “become heirs according to the hope of eternal life?” What scriptures shed light on this?
- What difference does this passage make in your life? Explain.
- Take some time to pray together.
