The Book of Titus — Hard Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

According to Titus 1:12, Paul quotes a Cretan prophet with what negative characterization of Cretans?

📖 Titus 1:12

#2

In Titus 1:5-6, what specific requirement does Paul give for elders regarding their children?

📖 Titus 1:5-6

#3

What does Paul say in Titus 3:9 that believers should avoid?

📖 Titus 3:9

#4

In Titus 2:11-12, what does Paul describe as having 'appeared' and what does it teach?

📖 Titus 2:11-12

#5

According to Titus 1:7, what specific character trait should an overseer NOT possess?

📖 Titus 1:7

#6

What instruction does Paul give to older women in Titus 2:3-4 regarding their teaching role?

📖 Titus 2:3-4

#7

In Titus 1:14, Paul warns against paying attention to 'Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.' What is the context of this warning?

📖 Titus 1:14

#8

According to Titus 3:4-5, on what basis does Paul say God saved us and justified us?

📖 Titus 3:4-5

#2

Their children must be believers and not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient

Paul instructs that an elder must be 'a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient,' establishing that the character of an elder's household reflects his fitness for leadership.

Titus 1:5-6

#1

Always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons

Paul cites an unknown Cretan poet (often attributed to Epimenides) who described Cretans as 'always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons,' and Paul confirms this testimony as true regarding the need for strong leadership.

Titus 1:12

#4

The grace of God has appeared, teaching us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions

Paul teaches that 'the grace of God has appeared to all people. It teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,' connecting salvation history to practical ethics.

Titus 2:11-12

#3

Foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments and quarrels about the law

Paul explicitly instructs Titus to 'Avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless,' reflecting pastoral concern for community harmony.

Titus 3:9

#6

They should teach younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure

Paul instructs that 'older women are to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,' establishing a mentorship model for character formation.

Titus 2:3-4

#5

Not arrogant, not quick-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain

Paul provides a detailed list of character defects to avoid in leadership: 'An overseer must be blameless...not arrogant, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain,' establishing high moral standards.

Titus 1:7

#8

On the basis of his mercy and the work of the Holy Spirit, not on the basis of righteous things we had done

Paul writes: 'He saved us, not on the basis of righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy,' emphasizing salvation as God's gracious gift operating through the Holy Spirit, not human works.

Titus 3:4-5

#7

There were those in Crete promoting Jewish legalism and human traditions contrary to gospel truth

Paul warns against those who are 'insubordinate, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group' promoting 'Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth,' indicating a problem with legalistic false teachers in the Cretan church.

Titus 1:14

#9

What does Paul instruct about slaves and servants in Titus 2:9-10?

📖 Titus 2:9-10

#10

In Titus 3:10-11, how should the church respond to a divisive person after warning?

📖 Titus 3:10-11

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#10

After one or two warnings, reject them, knowing they are sinning and self-condemned

Paul instructs: 'Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned,' establishing church discipline limits.

Titus 3:10-11

#9

Slaves should obey masters, avoid talking back, not steal, and show trustworthiness in all things

Paul instructs: 'Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.'

Titus 2:9-10

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