Tag Archive: Titus 1:5-9

1. Christian Leadership: Instruct with Sound Doctrine, Rebuke False Teachers

   August 2, 2020 11:05 AM Leave a Comment

   Titus 1:10-16

   ¹⁰ For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, ¹¹ whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. ¹² One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said,

   Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle ^[i]gluttons.

   ¹³ This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be ^[j]sound in the faith, ¹⁴ not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. ¹⁵ To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. ¹⁶ They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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2. Great Christian Leadership: Begin with The Who and Not The What

   July 26, 2020 10:01 AM Leave a Comment

   Great business leaders begin with The Who. Paul in Titus 1:5-9 tells Titus to set things in order and carefully choose the right people to lead the church.

   Titus 1:5-9

   Qualifications for Elders

   5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[a] and his children are believers[b] and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer,[c] as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound[d] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

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