1. Titus’ Mission Titus 1:5-162
Titus’ Mission
Titus 1:5-16

2. Judaizers ↔ Gnostics

3. Both groups were in error because they did not teach what Jesus and the Apostles taught.

4. Titus: Outline Salutation – Paul’s Mission – 1:1-4
Preserve and Pass on Sound Doctrine – 1:1-4
Body – Titus’ Mission – 1:5-3:11
Appoint Sound Elders – 1:5-16
Provide Sound Doctrine – 2:1-3:11
Conclusion – 3:12-15
Personal Greetings / Instructions – 3:12-15

5. TITUS’ MISSION – APPOINT SOUND ELDERS
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
- Titus 1:5

6. Appoint = Set into place

7. Appoint Elders

8. Elders → One church

9. Roman Catholic / Protestantism
Titus Archbishop of Crete
Bishop of City A
Bishop of City B
Bishop of City C
Pastor Pastor
Pastor Pastor
Pastor Pastor

10. New Testament
Titus – Evangelist – Plants and organizes churches – Appoints elders in churches – Proclaims the gospel
Elders – Shepherd local churches – Appoint deacons – Train and appoint elders – Authority in one church only

11. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Above reproach
namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
- Titus 1:6

12. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Above reproach
Husband of one wife

13. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Above reproach
Husband of one wife
Having children who believe and behave

14. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Good steward over the church
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, - Titus 1:7

15. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Good steward
Not self-willed
Not quick tempered
Not addicted to wine
Not pugnacious
Not fond of sordid gain

16. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Good steward
8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, 9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. - Titus 1:8-9

17. Titus – Qualifications: Elders
Good steward
Hospitable
Loving what is good
Sensible
Just
Devout
Self-controlled
Holding fast God’s word

18. 10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
- Titus 1:10-11

19. The Troublemakers
Character
Motivation
Damage

20. 12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13a This testimony is true.
- Titus 1:12-13a

21. 13b For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
- Titus 1:13b-14

22. 15 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. 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
- Titus 1:15-16

23. Paul Denounces the Troublemakers
Boast about their spiritual maturity
Their deeds deny their boast
They produce only division and loss of faith

24. Strong leaders are needed to confront these troublemakers.