Christmas Season · Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Dawn Proper 2 · Year B
Titus 3:4-7
Doing What is Good
December 25, 2026
Overview & Insights
“He saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.” (Titus 3:5)
After a brief exhortation to Titus (2:15) to “teach these things” (at least 2:1–14), Paul returns in this section to the major concern of the letter—“good works” (i.e., genuinely Christian behavior) for the sake of the outsider (3:1–8) and in contrast to the false teachers (3:9–11).
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Commentary
Titus 3:4-7 Working Preacher
A commentary drawing out how the appearing of God's goodness and loving-kindness, the Spirit, and adoption as heirs speak to Christmas.
Titus 3 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching archive for Titus 3, exploring salvation not by works but by God's mercy and the washing of rebirth.
Titus 3 Word on Fire · Bishop Barron
A Catholic scripture resource collecting reflections on Titus 3 and its language of God our Savior appearing in kindness.
Titus 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik
An evangelical verse-by-verse study careful on justification by grace and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Classic commentaries on Titus 3 BibleHub
A classic aggregator stacking public-domain commentators on Titus 3:4 verse by verse.
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Questions preachers ask
What is the good news of Titus 3?
When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us not because of our works but according to his mercy, that we might become heirs of eternal life.
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