The elders in the congregations of Crete faced a serious problem. Cretans were morally corrupt and religiously misled. Paul challenged these new church leaders to act boldly (Tit. 1:10-16).
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Titus (Page 2)
A church without elders is functioning in an immature or defective condition. So Paul leaves his coworker Titus on the island of Crete to help each congregation there appoint qualified elders, men commended by their character (Tit. 1:5-9).
In the introduction of his letter to Titus (Tit. 1:1-4), Paul reveals the purposes of his work as an apostle. His leadership in the church isn’t about holding a position. He is “a servant of God,” a servant leader.
Titus 1 1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, 3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed…
Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? Paul addresses this profound question in his letter to Titus (2:11-14). Christ died to redeem and purify his people.