Tit 3:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. To show how little reason the Cretan Christians had to be proud of themselves, and despise others not Christians (see on ). It is to the "kindness and love of God," not to their own merits, that they owe salvation. kindness — Greek, "goodness," "benignity," which manifests His grace. love . . . toward man —teaching us to have such "love (benevolence) toward man " ( Greek, "philanthropy"), "showing all meekness unto all men " ( ), even as God had " toward man " ( ); opposed to the "hateful and hating" characteristics of unrenewed men, whose wretchedness moved God's benevolent kindness. of God our Saviour — Greek, "of our Saviour God," namely, the Father ( ), who "saved us" ( ) "through Jesus Christ our Saviour" ( ). appeared — Greek, "was made to appear"; was manifested.

Titus 3:4

4. To show how little reason the Cretan Christians had to be proud of themselves, and despise others not Christians (see on Tit 3:2, 3). It is to the "kindness and love of God," not to their own merits, that they owe salvation.

kindness—Greek, "goodness," "benignity," which manifests His grace.

love . . . toward man—teaching us to have such "love (benevolence) toward man" (Greek, "philanthropy"), "showing all meekness unto all men" (Tit 3:2), even as God had "toward man" (Tit 2:11); opposed to the "hateful and hating" characteristics of unrenewed men, whose wretchedness moved God's benevolent kindness.

of God our Saviour—Greek, "of our Saviour God," namely, the Father (Tit 1:3), who "saved us" (Tit 3:5) "through Jesus Christ our Saviour" (Tit 3:6).

appeared—Greek, "was made to appear"; was manifested.