Tit 1:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | 1:2 The confidence that they have eternal life enables God’s people to live in the present in light of the future (see 2:11-14 ; 3:7-8 ). • God—who does not lie: The true God contrasts with popular Cretan conceptions (see study note on 1:12). This statement also underlines God’s plan of salvation as unchanging (1:1 ): God can be trusted to fulfill his promises (see Num 23:19 ; 1 Sam 15:29 ; Rom 3:3-4 ).

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‏ Titus 1:2-3

1:2 ^a The confidence that they have eternal life enables God’s people to live in the present in light of the future (see 2:11-14 ^b; 3:7-8 ^c).

• God—who does not lie: The true God contrasts with popular Cretan conceptions (see study note on 1:12). This statement also underlines God’s plan of salvation as unchanging (1:1 ^d): God can be trusted to fulfill his promises (see Num 23:19 ^e; 1 Sam 15:29 ^f; Rom 3:3-4 ^g).
1:3 ^h at just the right time: The initiative is entirely with God, who carries out his plan on his own timetable by his own will (see 3:5 ⁱ; 1 Tim 2:6 ^j; 2 Tim 1:10 ^k).

• God our Savior: In Titus 1:4 ^l, Jesus is also called “our Savior,” identifying Jesus with God (see 2:10 ^m, 13 ⁿ; 3:4 ^o, 6 ^p).