Titus 2:1-8

This week we will head into chapter 2 of Titus. We will look at the relationships between older men and younger men, older women and younger women. 

Observation:

• Read Titus 2
• Read Titus 2:1-8 and mark references to older men, younger men, older women, and younger women and then make a list about what you learn about each group. 
• Ask yourself these questions and write down what you learn in your journal
• What is the relationship between older and younger women supposed to look like? 
• What is the relationship between older and younger men supposed to look like? 
• Do you see a key repeated words used in the lists? 

Interpretation:
Look up these words using Blue Letter Bible and write down what you learn:

• temperate
• dignified
• sensible
• love
• perseverance
• reverent
• malicious gossips
• teaching what is good
• encourage
• love their husbands
• love their children
• pure
• workers
• subject
• dishonored
• example
• purity
• dignified
• beyond reproach
• put to shame

Look up the following passages and write down what you learn about the relationships of younger women/men and older women/men:

• Ephesians 5:22-33
• 1 Timothy 5:14-15

Application:

What is the role of older men/women in the lives of younger men/women? Are you seeking that out in your own life? How? How do you see these relationships played out in the church? What is your role in that?