While Timothy was laboring in the city of Ephesus, Titus was on the island of Crete. Titus was a Greek believer (Gal 2:3) and he, too, had been won to Christ by Paul (Titus 1:4). He had served Paul on special assignments in Corinth (2 Cor 7:13-14; 8:6, 16, 23; 12:18). In fact, Paul wrote: “As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you.” (2 Cor 8:23 ). Many are “fellow workers;” but few are really partners.
Paul used Titus on a diplomatic mission to the church in Corinth. Titus took a severely worded letter from Paul to the Corinthians, tackling their unruliness. He was also given instructions by Paul to enforce at Corinth. When Paul and Titus met in Macedonia, Titus had achieved a lot of what Paul had asked for (2 Cor 2:12-13; 7:5-16). Paul and Titus travelled to Crete, where Paul left him in authority.
Paul later wrote a letter to Titus. This shows Titus in charge of another difficult situation. Paul urged him to combat quarrelling and slander by rebuking his hearers and using his full authority to bring order. Here is the expositional lesson on Titus: