PROCLAMATION
“For
there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers … Whose mouth must be stopped,
who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not
…” Titus 1:10-11 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These
words were written by the Apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God, to Titus, his spiritual son who he led to a saving knowledge of The
Lord Jesus, The Christ. Paul began this pastoral epistle by
introducing himself (Titus 1:1-3) and then addressing and greeting Titus.
(Titus 1:4) He states that his reason for leaving Titus in Crete was
for him to appoint elders in every town. Paul then cites the
qualifications for being an elder and overseer. (Titus 1:5-9) He
then proceeds to talk about the rebellious people, who are false teachers, and
the effect they are having on the people. (Titus 1:10-11) He tells
Titus to rebuke them and to ignore the Jewish myths. (Titus
1:13-14) Paul says, “To the pure, all things are pure, but to those
who are corrupt and do not believe, nothing is pure.” The corrupt
individuals claim to know God but by their detestable, disobedient, and unfit
actions they deny Him. (Titus 1:15-16)
APPLICATION
Unfortunately,
everyone in the world is not a believer in Christ Jesus. Worse yet,
there are those people who claim to be believers but actually are
not. There are those who actively try to deceive people by
presenting false doctrine which sounds good but is based upon
lies. All believers need to be well informed and knowledgeable
enough about the scriptures to recognize and refute false
doctrine. We need to study The Word of God so that we can rightly
divide that which is truth from that which is not. (2 Timothy
2:15) So that we will know for ourselves, and so that we can help
those who are being deceived by the false teachers. We must be
knowledgeable because the blind cannot lead the blind to safety. (Matthew
15:14) Those who do not know cannot help others who do not
know. Only those who know can help those who do not know.
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