Charles Spurgeon Commentary Titus 1:1-4

"Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God`s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour; to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour." — Titus 1:1-4 (ASV)

You have probably noticed that Paul's benediction, when he is writing to a minister, is always: Grace, mercy, and peace. Writing to churches, his usual formula is, Grace be to you, and peace; but God's servants, called to the work of the ministry, need very special mercy—as if the higher the office, the greater the liability to sin. Therefore, in his Pastoral Epistles, whether addressing Titus or Timothy, Paul wishes for his sons in the faith, Grace, mercy, and peace.

Oh, what a mercy it will be for any of us ministers if, at the last, we are clear of the blood of all men! If, having been called to preach the gospel, we shall do it so faithfully as to be acquitted and even rewarded by our Lord and Master, it will be mercy upon mercy. This charge of the beloved Pastor has even more force and pathos now that he has gone away to heaven.