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◆ Greek Word Study From Titus 3:15 · Episode 14 |
◆ ✦ ◆ χάρις charis noun · KHAR-is · Strong's G5485 ◆ ✦ ◆ |
Charis is favor freely given — kindness shown to someone who has no claim on it and did nothing to earn it. In the everyday Greek of Paul's day it could mean a simple gift or a favor between friends; Paul takes that ordinary word and fills it with the weight of the gospel: God's own unearned kindness toward people who deserved judgment. It's the first word of Titus's theological content and the last word of the letter. Paul doesn't just teach about grace — he frames the whole letter inside it, opening with "grace and peace" and closing with "grace be with all of you." Everything in between lives inside that frame. |
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✍ In Context "Grace be with all of you." — Titus 3:15, BSB |
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Why It Matters Charis isn't just how the letter opens and closes — it's the frame everything else hangs inside: the qualified elders, the household instructions, the good works, the warning about divisive people. None of it is the basis for standing before God; all of it is the fruit of grace already given. The question it puts to every listener: is grace the frame of your life, too — where you start every day and where you end it? |
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