In specifying without apology that it is
called the faith of God's elect he is called to promote, the
apostle confronts us with the doctrine
of election. Few doctrines of Scripture have suffered
more misunderstanding, provoked more debate, and strained
more intellects. Briefly, it teaches that
God chose certain ones before
the foundation of the world with the ultimate intention that
they should be holy and blameless before Him (Eph. 1:4).
- William MacDonald on Titus 1:1, Believers Bible Commentary
The Bible clearly teaches that
God chooses men to salvation,
but it never teaches that He chooses men to be damned. Men
are lost through their own deliberate choice.
Apart from God's intervention, all
would be lost.
- William MacDonald, Believer's Bible
Commentary
