Disqualified
They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. (Titus 1:16) Paul wrote to Titus about the kind of people causing trouble among the Christians on the island of Crete. He described them in several ways. First, Paul said “They profess to know God.” If […]
All Things Are Pure
To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. (Titus 1:15) In his work as a pastor and leader on the island of Crete, Titus had to deal with a lot of difficult people. Some of those people were […]
A Prophet of Their Own
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. (Titus 1:12-13) More than 50 years ago, the musicians Simon and Garfunkel wrote in a song that “the words of the prophets are […]