Words direct our lives. We can either have diseased talk making us worthless for any good deed or we can base our lives on God's word - allow him to change us as well as those in the faith to correct us when we are speaking or living outside the will of God. Titus opens with a sort of warning, "there are MANY rebellious men", they are characterized by empty talk and lies, their own words condemn them. The result of living a rebellious life is summed up as "those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him..."
Titus 1:10-16
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
- The message says it this way, "For there are a lot of rebels out there, full of loose, confusing, and deceiving talk. Those who were brought up religious and ought to know better are the worst. "
Goes on to say
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith, not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
- AMP says, "rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error
- Doctrine is a statement of position or belief (Law, rule, policy, proclamation, concept), several tenants built into a faith (Creed, dogma, gospel).
- MSG says, "Get on them right away. Stop that diseased talk of Jewish make-believe and made-up rules so they can recover a robust faith."
- To be sound in faith or have a robust faith is to be pure, evidenced by what we do.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
Lord give me the grace to follow where you lead, give me a heart of repentance and purify me that I would obey even when it's not convenient.
Titus 1:10-16
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
- The message says it this way, "For there are a lot of rebels out there, full of loose, confusing, and deceiving talk. Those who were brought up religious and ought to know better are the worst. "
Goes on to say
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith, not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
- AMP says, "rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error
- Doctrine is a statement of position or belief (Law, rule, policy, proclamation, concept), several tenants built into a faith (Creed, dogma, gospel).
- MSG says, "Get on them right away. Stop that diseased talk of Jewish make-believe and made-up rules so they can recover a robust faith."
- To be sound in faith or have a robust faith is to be pure, evidenced by what we do.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
Lord give me the grace to follow where you lead, give me a heart of repentance and purify me that I would obey even when it's not convenient.
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