Key-word, “Profitable;” Key-verse, 3:8, 9.-This letter is official rather than personal. It is addressed to an uncircumcised Greek, of all the fellow workers of Paul, least a Jew in character and sympathy. The fidelity and sagacity of Titus led Paul to trust him with special missions, and to leave him in Crete as his own representative, to complete the organization of churches. Short and practical, this epistle embodies two rich and comprehensive outlines of salvation by grace (2:11-14; 3:4-8). [p. 127] HBS 44.5