ONE MAN IN CRETE

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ONE MAN IN CRETE

• Titus 1
• Chapter 7
• By Warren W. Wiersbe

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• Titus
• A Greek believer won to Christ through Paul (14)
  
• My partner and fellow worker among you (II Cor.
  823)
• Preach Gods Word (11-4)
• Four times kata in Greek, the root meaning of
  which is relationship between the ministry and
  Gods own Word.
• According to the faith of Gods elect (1a)
• Pauls ministry was governed by Gods Word
• Slave of God and a messenger sent on a special
  commission by Jesus Christ
• Gods Elect Those who trusted Jesus as their
  Savior

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• The truth which is according to godliness
  (1b-2)
• Good work are repeated from emphasis (116, 27,
  31, 5,8,14)
• Truth of the gospel changes a life from
  ungodliness to holy living (212)
• Some lives denied their profession (112)
• Give us hope for the future (12)
• Born again unto living hope (I Peter 13 NIV)
• According to the commandment of God (3)
• Content of the message
• Savior is repeated (134, 210,13, 34,6)
• Salvation, not condemnation

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• After the common faith (4)
• Common to have in common
• All Gods people
• Common salvation (Jude 3)
• Emphasis on teaching Gods Word
• Local church should be Bible school
• Ordain Qualified Leaders (15-9)
• Set in order
• Medical term applied to setting of a crooked
  limb
• Titus Pauls official apostolic representative
  with authority to work

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• Qualifications
• Having faithful children (6b)
• Faithful believing
• Christian living and service begin at home
• Example of obedience and dedication
• Riot (wild living) and disobedience (unruly)
• Steward of God (7a)
• He manages and not owns
• Joseph
• Faithfulness (Mat.. 2521, I Cor. 41-2)
• Loan to him by God
• Applies to all Christian
• Not self-willed (7b)
• Leadership, not dictatorship

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• Arrogant not taking peoples suggestions and
  criticisms
• Not soon angry (7c)
• No quick temper righteous anger (Eph. 426)
• A lover of good men (8a)
• One who loves what is good include people, book,
  music, etc.
• Just (8b)
• Upright
• Be ye holy for I am holy (1Peter 116)
• Holy different
• Temperate (8d)
• Self-controlled disciplined
• Applies to mens appetites and action (Gal 223)
• Holding fast the faithful Word (9)
• Sound doctrine healthy doctrines promotes
  spiritual growth

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• Gods Word is trustworthy because God cannot lie
  (12)
• Two-fold ministry of Gods Word
• Building up the church
• Refuting the false teachers
• Silence False Teachers (110-16)
• What they were personally
• Not submitting to Gods Word or authority of His
  servant
• Unruly rebellious
• Vain talkers
• Impressing people, but not content or substance
• Excelled in talking, but not doing
• Telling others what to do, but dont do themselves

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• Deceiving people
• Carnal and worldly/liars, evil butes, lazy
  gluttons (112)
• Abominable detestable, disgusting
• Disobedient cannot and will not be persuaded
• Reprobate not able to pass the test
• Proved unfit castaway (1 Cor. 927)
  disqualified
• What they did
• False teachers told lies from house to house
• Jewish legalism (110)
• Jewish fables relating to interpreting of the
  genealogies (114)
• Assemblies in private homes (111)
• Sects and cults

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• Why they did it
• Make money (111)
• True ministers help others grow in the faith
• Their minds and consciences were defiled
• Seared conscience (1 Tim. 42)
• To the pure, all things are pure
• Excuse all sorts of sins
• Reference to food
• Reference to evil
• What Titus was to do
• Exhort and convince them by means of sound
  doctrine (19)
• Stop the mouth (111) and prevent them from
  teaching and spreading false doctrines

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• Rebuke them sharply (13)
• Pauls purpose get them to be sound in faith
  (113)
• False doctrine is like yeast it enters secretly,
  grows quickly, and permeates completely (Gal.
  59)
• You can choose what you want to believe, but you
  cannot change the consequences.
• You shall know the truth and the truth shall
  set you free John 832