tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post1648684431333574551..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Titus 2:1-8Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61245602376644323862010-01-30T23:14:55.400-08:002010-01-30T23:14:55.400-08:00Lydia,
My Sister in Law has just given birth to h...Lydia,<br /><br />My Sister in Law has just given birth to her first little one - a daughter, just over a week ago now. She has expressed a deep wish to not go back to work - at all - (her husband, my brother, is in full agreement, stay home with her and parent properly (they see right through the childcare smokescreen - why go to work just to put the child into care which will gobble up the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59138721687148222102010-01-30T03:12:40.528-08:002010-01-30T03:12:40.528-08:00VERY GENEROUS COMMENTS...I hope I can live up to t...VERY GENEROUS COMMENTS...I hope I can live up to the scripture and do more in the future. I think there is an attack on the home and the family, and on the homemaker. The best thing to do in the face of opposition is to do more of it and do it better. Then give yourself the rewards of it: bake something nice to eat, make tea in a nice teapot and serve it cups with saucers; make a new dress, go Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63770038121546933302010-01-29T20:35:28.603-08:002010-01-29T20:35:28.603-08:00Dear Sister Lydia,
yes, it is a joy to sit at the...Dear Sister Lydia,<br /> yes, it is a joy to sit at the feet of Godly men and women. Let us never ever take them for granted, the ones who fought the good fight of faith and allowed Jesus to prevail in their lives.<br /><br />Thank you for consistently sharing the Scriptures in their simplicity. The Word is quick and powerful and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29666536983205548402010-01-28T06:21:08.159-08:002010-01-28T06:21:08.159-08:00I live in an area with a huge military population,...I live in an area with a huge military population, with fathers and/or mothers serving. The trend among people here is that children are often relegated to the care of their poor, old grandmothers. My, albeit anecdotal, observation of this phenomena is that children raised this way soon realize and exploit the physical weakness and reduced stamina of these older ladies. The youngsters, as a Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43072319549947561922010-01-27T23:54:33.423-08:002010-01-27T23:54:33.423-08:00Thank you all for taking time to comment such info...Thank you all for taking time to comment such informative things about this passage. I was thinking about the previous comments about mothers leaving their children in the care of grandmothers while they go to work. I believe those younger women are protected by the Titus 2 clause by being given a position in life that is worthwhile, God-given, and beneficial to generations beyond them. The Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2545001627804647982010-01-27T23:49:52.884-08:002010-01-27T23:49:52.884-08:00I will add to that: an older woman in perfect hea...I will add to that: an older woman in perfect health can lose her strength and get very worn out if she is required to take care of her childrens children for an extended period of time. If an older woman is in good physical condition, it still does not mean that she should be doing the job that the younger women are supposed to do. That is partly what Titus 2 teaches: that the older women are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52690528854416553352010-01-27T23:45:43.159-08:002010-01-27T23:45:43.159-08:00To the young lady who is studying Titus 2: try lo...To the young lady who is studying Titus 2: try looking in the Youngs Analytical Concordance from 1898, for word meanings in the Koine Greek, which is the original language that passage was written in. Youngs Analytical finds the several meanings of words (such as all the different Greek words for love, and their different meanings) whereas, other concordances do not find the other word meanings Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87967258018617806562010-01-27T22:33:43.361-08:002010-01-27T22:33:43.361-08:00Dear Mrs. Lydia,
Thank you for your great post. ...Dear Mrs. Lydia,<br /><br />Thank you for your great post. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Whenever I need inspiration to continue on this path of homemaking, I stop to visit your blog.<br /><br />The other day I ran across some old books that made me think of you. They are free online if you ever have a chance to read them, I hope you enjoy by a wonderful pastor John S.C. Abbott:<br /><br />The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77460475617538700202010-01-27T20:48:46.986-08:002010-01-27T20:48:46.986-08:00I was reading the passage again and found an inter...I was reading the passage again and found an interesting pattern. <br /><br />First, the older men are addressed. The instructions to them are given.<br /><br />Then, the older women are addressed.<br /><br />The younger women are mentioned in relation to the older women: the older women are to teach them to be good wives, mothers and homemakers.<br /><br />Lastly, the young men are addressed. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59549047125847153902010-01-27T14:47:07.427-08:002010-01-27T14:47:07.427-08:00It is rather interesting for me to read the post. ...It is rather interesting for me to read the post. Thanx for it. I like such themes and everything connected to them. I definitely want to read more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5387961199306467482010-01-27T06:22:20.894-08:002010-01-27T06:22:20.894-08:00I love to stay at home, because I am able to nurtu...I love to stay at home, because I am able to nurture others. I am not so busy "climbing the corporate ladder" that I cannot help the young people who are horribly neglected by their "otherwise occupied" parents.<br /><br />Just this week I watched a three year old for a young mother that is recovering from child birth. I loaned my computer and fixed dinner for a high schoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84034688743074619982010-01-27T03:15:11.484-08:002010-01-27T03:15:11.484-08:00I am enjoying this section very much. It is like a...I am enjoying this section very much. It is like an online Bible study. I especially appreciate your comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66157454608315573662010-01-26T23:11:04.705-08:002010-01-26T23:11:04.705-08:00The comments you added under 'keepers at home&...The comments you added under 'keepers at home' were very eye-opening for me, and a young wife and mother. You have given me hope, that the spiritual may take more time to develop, but that it will on day come together with the physical acts, and the service (to husband, children, and home) will become a 'spiritual act of worship'. How inspiring. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-75931143924367984992010-01-26T19:39:41.961-08:002010-01-26T19:39:41.961-08:00There are a lot of foolish older women. Some who s...There are a lot of foolish older women. Some who stay home spend time ridiculing homemakers online. It seems like such a waste of time, and this is one reason that older women were told to straighten up first. I noticed the first part was to get the older men and women in line, and after that, they were given the job of teaching the younger ones. They cant teach if they arent qualified. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49930652331058440992010-01-26T18:33:33.287-08:002010-01-26T18:33:33.287-08:00I greatly appreciate that you wrote so much more a...I greatly appreciate that you wrote so much more and in detail...so very encouraging and good guidance too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65786977759670550682010-01-26T18:33:32.671-08:002010-01-26T18:33:32.671-08:00I greatly appreciate that you wrote so much more a...I greatly appreciate that you wrote so much more and in detail...so very encouraging and good guidance too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3472972995483496662010-01-26T18:06:25.545-08:002010-01-26T18:06:25.545-08:00Ladies I have added a few more comments on the ver...Ladies I have added a few more comments on the verses, in the original article. I liked what Adam Clarke said in the 1700's. And I also like the fact that Titus two simplifies life for women. It does not give details of how to keep house. It leaves that to the older women to pass on their knowledge. It does not give all the details of raising children. It gives the message that the home is Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22871354541517389302010-01-26T17:50:11.290-08:002010-01-26T17:50:11.290-08:00Marine Corps lady -- thank you for your service to...Marine Corps lady -- thank you for your service to our country. I respect that. It is a tough lesson for all of us modern ladies to learn: this Titus 2! It is so important to be a homemaker. You have done something equally as tough as being in the Corps! Thank you for being teachable and spiritually minded. Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12097345072199906272010-01-26T17:31:32.429-08:002010-01-26T17:31:32.429-08:00Here's the LAF article on the Red Hat Society:...Here's the LAF article on the Red Hat Society:<br />http://www.ladiesagainstfeminism.com/artman/publish/Biblical_Womanhood_and_Christian_Living_14/The_Red_Hat_Phenomenon_15771001577.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49722637957149424752010-01-26T17:27:57.415-08:002010-01-26T17:27:57.415-08:00The Red Hat Society ladies are more feministic bec...The Red Hat Society ladies are more feministic because their clarion call is "now that we're old we can do whatever we want--it's 'me-time'". Instead of an older age being wiser and sharing that (godly) wisdom, a time to continue to invest in their children's and grandchildren's lives, rather it's about being selfish and doing all the rebellious things they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70848177379395810492010-01-26T17:05:09.238-08:002010-01-26T17:05:09.238-08:00Dear Lady Lydia,
You wrote something along the li...Dear Lady Lydia, <br />You wrote something along the lines of "It is possible to change, even if you were not taught in your youth." I completely agree- I was reared to be a self-sufficient feminist and so I was for years. I spent 20 years in the Marine Corps and even spent a couple of years as a drill instructor. Four years before I retired, a church lady taught us a class about Titus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22390334454823925692010-01-26T17:02:57.598-08:002010-01-26T17:02:57.598-08:00My father, born in 1915, remembers that women went...My father, born in 1915, remembers that women went to work outside the home to help in the war effort of the 1940's, and never returned to the home. I was born in the early 1950's, and remember about half of the wives (my friends' mothers) working outside the home as soon as the children were in school. My mother worked and my mother-in-law worked. During the baby-boom, teachers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87677896877263102272010-01-26T17:00:14.724-08:002010-01-26T17:00:14.724-08:00Younger women are to be taught to love their husba...Younger women are to be taught to love their husbands and children. When you love something or someone, you take care of them. We older ones are to train the younger ones to take care of their husbands and children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14424753450598842222010-01-26T16:17:52.332-08:002010-01-26T16:17:52.332-08:00Here is a biblical commentary
Titus, CHAPTER II.
...Here is a biblical commentary<br /><br />Titus, CHAPTER II.<br /><br />Ver. 1. Sound doctrine. It is not sufficient to teach sound doctrine, says St. Jerome, if it be not at the same time taught in a manner worthy of itself; that is, if he who teaches it by his words belies it in his actions. (St. Jerome)<br /><br />Ver. 2. Be sober. The Greek Fathers, Theodoret, and Theophylactus, translate the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60414145896535194552010-01-26T15:53:13.910-08:002010-01-26T15:53:13.910-08:00We single homeschooling mommas are out there stayi...We single homeschooling mommas are out there staying home, homeschooling, home business, home everything and loving it. Being home rocks and is a fabulous blessing from God.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877802675620125361noreply@blogger.com