Titus 2
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
In the previous chapter, Paul provides guidance to elders. Here, he provides guidance to mature church members, aged men and aged women. It is well worth considering church order and, in partiuular, the responsibilities of various members of a church.
"Not given to much wine" seems misplaced. Here is Matthew Henry's comment:
Matthew Henry Complete
Not given to much wine; the word denotes such addictedness thereto as to be under the power and mastery of it. This is unseemly and evil in any, but especially in this sex and age, and was too much to be found among the Greeks of that time and place. How immodest and shameful, corrupting and destroying purity both of body and mind!
Women drinking appropriate amounts of wine may be a comment more approprite to Greeks in Titus' time than to Christians in the 1600's or Christians today.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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