Paul writes to Titus, left in Crete to set in order what was lacking and to appoint elders in every city. The letter is practical and urgent: sound doctrine must produce sound living. The grace of God has already appeared, bringing salvation and training us to live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.
This is not a future programme. The grace has appeared. The people are already being purified. The call is to live as those who belong to the finished work.