We are marching toward the end of Paul’s letter to Titus and in the second to last section, Paul presses deeper into Titus' role as pastor. These four verses have a twofold purpose:
Titus was to challenge God’s people to maintain good works and do everything necessary to guard against those things that would prevent them from doing good works.
this
ministry:
Emphasize maintaining good works
Avoid foolish talk
Reject willing heretics