Titus 1:1–4 (NIV) Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, 3 and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, 4 To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. Paul’s Position: Under God’s . Titus 1:1 “Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ…” 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. To be a Christian is to belong to Christ. Paul’s Purpose: To Build Faith Among God's . …to further the faith of God’s elect (v. 1) Deuteronomy 7:7-8 “The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you…” Isaiah 53:2–3 … He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. To Teach That Transforms. …and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness (v. 1) To Give Believers Certain . “…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,” v. 2 1 John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” To Proclaim God’s . “…and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior” (v. 3) Paul’s Partner in Ministry: ...To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.(v. 4) Application: Have I yielded my life to ? Is God's truth the way I live? Am I living with the confident of eternal life?