Titus 1:1-16.
Titus 1.1-16
From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
"I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the
truth about religion. Then they will have the hope of eternal life
that God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie! So, at the
proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce
what he had said. Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to
me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be
kind to you and will bless you with peace!
What Titus Was To Do in Crete
I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint
leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you, they must have
a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. Their children must be
followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and
disobedient. Church officials are in charge of God's work, and so they
must also have a good reputation. They must not be bossy,
quick-tempered, heavy drinkers, bullies, or dishonest in business.
Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good
things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled.
They must stick to the true message they were taught, so that their
good teaching can help others and correct everyone who opposes it.
There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by
talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers.
But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset
whole families by teaching what they should not. It is like one of
their own prophets once said, "The people of Crete always tell lies.
They are greedy and lazy like wild animals." That surely is a true
saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them
grow stronger in their faith. Don't pay any attention to any of those
senseless Jewish stories and human commands. These are made up by
people who won't obey the truth. Everything is pure for someone whose
heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty
mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed. Such people
claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't.
They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless
to do anything good."
God bless you.
From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
"I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the
truth about religion. Then they will have the hope of eternal life
that God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie! So, at the
proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce
what he had said. Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to
me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be
kind to you and will bless you with peace!
What Titus Was To Do in Crete
I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint
leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you, they must have
a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. Their children must be
followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and
disobedient. Church officials are in charge of God's work, and so they
must also have a good reputation. They must not be bossy,
quick-tempered, heavy drinkers, bullies, or dishonest in business.
Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good
things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled.
They must stick to the true message they were taught, so that their
good teaching can help others and correct everyone who opposes it.
There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by
talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers.
But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset
whole families by teaching what they should not. It is like one of
their own prophets once said, "The people of Crete always tell lies.
They are greedy and lazy like wild animals." That surely is a true
saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them
grow stronger in their faith. Don't pay any attention to any of those
senseless Jewish stories and human commands. These are made up by
people who won't obey the truth. Everything is pure for someone whose
heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty
mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed. Such people
claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't.
They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless
to do anything good."
God bless you.
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