outline of titus

1.  Salutation (1:1-4)

2.  Organizing the Churches of Crete (1:5-16)

1. Why Paul Left Titus on Crete (1:5)
2. Qualifications for Elders (1:6-9)
3. Dealing with False Teachers (1:10-16)

3.  Instructing Various Groups (ch. 2)

1. Instructions for Titus and Those Under His Care (2:1-10)
2. The Theological Basis for Christian Living (2:11-14)
3. Concluding Charge to Titus (2:15)

4.  Instructing on Doing What is Good (3:1-11)

1. Initial Charge (3:1, 2)
2. Human Depravity without Christ (3:3)
3. The Sinner's Experience of the Grace of God (3:4-7)
4. Final Charge (3:8-11)

5.  Conclusion (3:12-15)