The revelation that God has given is not just for our believing — it’s for our living.
Doctrine results in duty. Truth is meant to be learned, to be believed, and to be practiced. There’s a way of life that accords with the gospel.
The responsibility of elders is not just to instruct, it’s to exhort (1:9).
That’s the emphasis in this section. Titus is not just to teach sound doctrine, he’s to teach what accords with it. That is, what agrees with it, what matches with it, what is in step with it. His teaching is not just for the mind, it’s for the feet. The focus of his teaching is not just cognitive, it extends to behavior.
What would God have women to be? How are Christian women to be taught? What kind of instruction are they to be given so that their lives honor God’s Word?