Titus 4

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Titus 4

REMIND THE BELIEVERS TOSUBMIT TO THE GOVERNMENT ANDITS OFFICERS. THEY SHOULD BEOBEDIENT, ALWAYS READY TO DOWHAT IS GOOD. THEY MUST NOTSLANDER ANYONE AND MUSTAVOID QUARRELING. INSTEAD, THEYSHOULD BE GENTLE AND SHOWTRUE HUMILITY TO EVERYONE.

ONCE WE, TOO, WERE FOOLISH AND DISOBEDIENT. WE WERE MISLED AND BECAME SLAVES TO MANY LUSTS AND PLEASURES. OUR LIVES WERE FULL OF EVIL AND ENVY, AND WE HATED EACH OTHER.4 BUT—WHEN GOD OUR SAVIOR REVEALED HIS KINDNESS AND LOVE,

HE SAVED US, NOT BECAUSE OFTHE RIGHTEOUS THINGS WE HADDONE, BUT BECAUSE OF HIS MERCY.HE WASHED AWAY OUR SINS,GIVING US A NEW BIRTH AND NEWLIFE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT.

HE GENEROUSLY POURED OUT THESPIRIT UPON US THROUGH JESUSCHRIST OUR SAVIOR.

BECAUSE OF HIS GRACE HE MADE USRIGHT IN HIS SIGHT AND GAVE USCONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL INHERITETERNAL LIFE.

THIS IS A TRUSTWORTHY SAYING, ANDI WANT YOU TO INSIST ON THESETEACHINGS SO THAT ALL WHO TRUST INGOD WILL DEVOTE THEMSELVES TODOING GOOD. THESE TEACHINGS AREGOOD AND BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE.

DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN FOOLISHDISCUSSIONS ABOUT SPIRITUALPEDIGREES[B] OR IN QUARRELS ANDFIGHTS ABOUT OBEDIENCE TOJEWISH LAWS. THESE THINGS AREUSELESS AND A WASTE OF TIME.

IF PEOPLE ARE CAUSINGDIVISIONS AMONG YOU, GIVE AFIRST AND SECOND WARNING.AFTER THAT, HAVE NOTHING MORETO DO WITH THEM.

FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT HAVETURNED AWAY FROM THE TRUTH,AND THEIR OWN SINS CONDEMNTHEM.

I AM PLANNING TO SEND EITHERARTEMAS OR TYCHICUS TO YOU. ASSOON AS ONE OF THEM ARRIVES, DOYOUR BEST TO MEET ME AT NICOPOLIS,FOR I HAVE DECIDED TO STAY THEREFOR THE WINTER.

DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO HELPZENAS THE LAWYER AND APOLLOSWITH THEIR TRIP. SEE THAT THEY AREGIVEN EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

OUR PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO DOGOOD BY MEETING THE URGENTNEEDS OF OTHERS; THEN THEY WILLNOT BE UNPRODUCTIVE.

EVERYBODY HERE SENDS GREETINGS. PLEASE GIVE MY GREETINGS TO THE BELIEVERS—ALL WHO LOVE US. MAY GOD’S GRACE BE WITH YOU ALL.

THIS LETTER IS FROM PAUL, A SLAVE OFGOD AND AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST. IHAVE BEEN SENT TO PROCLAIM FAITHTO[A] THOSE GOD HAS CHOSEN AND TOTEACH THEM TO KNOW THE TRUTH THATSHOWS THEM HOW TO LIVE GODLY LIVES.

THIS TRUTH GIVES THEM CONFIDENCETHAT THEY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, WHICHGOD—WHO DOES NOT LIE—PROMISEDTHEM BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN.

AND NOW AT JUST THE RIGHTTIME HE HAS REVEALED THISMESSAGE, WHICH WE ANNOUNCETO EVERYONE. IT IS BY THECOMMAND OF GOD OUR SAVIORTHAT I HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTEDWITH THIS WORK FOR HIM.

I AM WRITING TO TITUS, MY TRUE SON IN THE FAITH THAT WE SHARE.MAY GOD THE FATHER AND CHRIST JESUS OUR SAVIOR GIVE YOU GRACE AND PEACE.

I LEFT YOU ON THE ISLAND OFCRETE SO YOU COULD COMPLETEOUR WORK THERE AND APPOINTELDERS IN EACH TOWN AS IINSTRUCTED YOU.

AN ELDER MUST LIVE A BLAMELESSLIFE. HE MUST BE FAITHFUL TO HISWIFE,[B] AND HIS CHILDREN MUSTBE BELIEVERS WHO DON’T HAVE AREPUTATION FOR BEING WILD ORREBELLIOUS.

A CHURCH LEADER[C] IS AMANAGER OF GOD’S HOUSEHOLD,SO HE MUST LIVE A BLAMELESSLIFE. HE MUST NOT BE ARROGANTOR QUICK-TEMPERED; HE MUSTNOT BE A HEAVY DRINKER,[D]VIOLENT, OR DISHONEST WITHMONEY.

RATHER, HE MUST ENJOY HAVINGGUESTS IN HIS HOME, AND HEMUST LOVE WHAT IS GOOD. HEMUST LIVE WISELY AND BE JUST. HEMUST LIVE A DEVOUT ANDDISCIPLINED LIFE.

HE MUST HAVE A STRONG BELIEFIN THE TRUSTWORTHY MESSAGE HEWAS TAUGHT; THEN HE WILL BEABLE TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS WITHWHOLESOME TEACHING ANDSHOW THOSE WHO OPPOSE ITWHERE THEY ARE WRONG.

FOR THERE ARE MANY REBELLIOUSPEOPLE WHO ENGAGE IN USELESS TALKAND DECEIVE OTHERS. THIS ISESPECIALLY TRUE OF THOSE WHO INSISTON CIRCUMCISION FOR SALVATION.

THEY MUST BE SILENCED, BECAUSETHEY ARE TURNING WHOLE FAMILIESAWAY FROM THE TRUTH BY THEIR FALSETEACHING. AND THEY DO IT ONLY FORMONEY.

EVEN ONE OF THEIR OWN MEN, APROPHET FROM CRETE, HAS SAIDABOUT THEM, “THE PEOPLE OF CRETEARE ALL LIARS, CRUEL ANIMALS, ANDLAZY GLUTTONS.”

THIS IS TRUE. SO REPRIMAND THEMSTERNLY TO MAKE THEM STRONG INTHE FAITH.

THEY MUST STOP LISTENING TOJEWISH MYTHS AND THE COMMANDSOF PEOPLE WHO HAVE TURNED AWAYFROM THE TRUTH.

EVERYTHING IS PURE TO THOSEWHOSE HEARTS ARE PURE. BUTNOTHING IS PURE TO THOSE WHO ARECORRUPT AND UNBELIEVING, BECAUSETHEIR MINDS AND CONSCIENCES ARECORRUPTED

SUCH PEOPLE CLAIM THEY KNOW GOD, BUT THEY DENY HIM BY THE WAY THEY LIVE. THEY ARE DETESTABLE AND DISOBEDIENT, WORTHLESS FOR DOING ANYTHING GOOD.

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Remind the people because:1. We are the recipient of God’s goodness2. We are also identified and expected to do good

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FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Ps. Lucy Banal

FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH 6:30PM Evening Service

March 26, 2017