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Dr. Ruckman's commentary Pastoral Epistles, Titus 3:
QUOTE: “But after that the KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD.”
Note how God’s attitude is contrasted with man’s.
With man it was “malice,” “hateful,” and “hating one another,” and
with God it is “kindness” and “love.” God is kind to the unthankful and unholy
(Luke 6:35), and His love was for the “ungodly” (Rom. 5:6)
and “sinners” (Rom. 5:8). “God our Saviour” (vs. 4)—plainly
interpreting 2:13, where no one could miss it
but the translators of the “new” bibles.
The “God” and “Saviour” of 2:13 is the same one.
Exactly why anyone should think it was TWO is unexplainable in the
light of Isaiah 19:20, where the King James English clearly shows
the “hendiady” that is part of Hebrew and Greek speech.
Observe: “And he shall send them a SAVIOUR, and a GREAT ONE,
and HE shall deliver them.” Notice how the infallible English with the inerrant
English clears up all of the confused nonsense produced by the “original Greek”
and the “original Hebrew.” In Genesis 49:7, Jacob says, “Cursed be their
ANGER, for it was fierce; AND their WRATH, for it was cruel.” In this
passage WRATH is an amplification of ANGER, as anyone (but a modern
reviser) can see. The thing is so common in Proverbs (1:26, 31; 2:4, 12, 21, 22)
as to be absolutely ridiculous when trying to alter Titus 2:13. Leave it as it stands
in the AV.
“Love of God our Saviour toward MAN appeared” (vs. 4), not the ELECT.
The word “man” here is a reference to God’s love and kindness to mankind,
not the “elect,” as Calvin, Pink, Tolley, Shelton,
and other hardshells would have it.
“Man” is certainly not a reference to the Body of
Christ. [END OF QUOTE]
OBSERVATION: notice on how Calvi-diocy conflates with Catho-arrogance. Catholicism wants all men to be 'brethren' - and Calvinism reads 'men' as 'predestinated ones'. Just marry both and you have the LGBTQ wedding of two abusers of the body of Christ.