As we open Paul’s letter to Titus, we encounter a man who knows exactly who he is, why he exists, and whom he serves. Paul introduces himself not with titles meant to impress, but with identity that humbles: a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. He belongs wholly to Christ, and he is sent boldly by Christ. And from the very first sentence, Paul shows us what the church in Crete—and the church today—desperately needs: a faith rooted in God’s eternal truth and a life shaped by that truth. Orthodoxy and orthopraxy—right belief and right living—cannot be separated. In a culture confused about truth and content with appearances, this letter calls us back to a faith that actually forms us, a gospel that produces godliness, and a people who shine with the transforming power of Christ.
