Titus
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“For if our Lord spoke only of things that are obscure and beyond our reach, we might have cause to complain that we were wasting time on speculations which required much hard work, which in the end did us no good and left us no wiser than before. In that case it would be right…
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“If a man chooses someone to manage his household, he assigns him duties. What duties, then, has God assigned to us, if not to impart to his people the food of life, that is, his word? Without that, does the title ‘pastor’ mean anything at all? Someone who claimed to be the shepherd of a…
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“Nothing could be clearer, for our Lord Jesus Christ has perfectly fulfilled all that was necessary for our salvation. Are we afraid, then, because we are sinners? We find righteousness in the Son of God. Does our ignorance distress us? He is given to all for wisdom. Are we captives and slaves to Satan? He…
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“God’s love, we learn, was shown not only when Christ came into the world and took human flesh, but also when the gospel was preached, so that wretched unbelievers might share in this priceless gift. Today God’s love is revealed when he gathers us into his flock and rescues us from our dire distress, to…
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“Why, after all, do we have kings, rulers, magistrates and judges? It is so that men do not devour each other like cats and dogs; it is so that justice may prevail, so that the strongest do not get their own way, so that the poor and lowly are not trodden down and eaten up.…
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“Still, it is not enough to recognize that life is short and fleeting, that our course will soon be done and that therefore we need not faint. We must also look to the hope to which we are called. Why? The reason we are not keen to dedicate ourselves to God is that we see…
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“And instead of letting nature do its work of leading us to God, so that we know him and behold him, we are worse than the brute beasts. For although beasts cannot distinguish between right and wrong, they remain within their bounds and limitations. Although they obey their natural instincts, they at least rest once…
S.W.F. Knecht 