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Titus Paul and Titus travel to Crete, which is an island filled with Christians. However, they are ascended from Dorian Greeks - same as the Spartans. They are a fighting breed and prone to tell whoppers. Paul leaves Titus to find men with the gift of Pastor-teacher to bring true Bible doctrine teachings to the island. Titus was Paul's best trouble shooter his 'most reliable son' in the faith. Titus also straightened out the Corinthians after Apollos and Timothy could not.
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In the confidence of eternal life,
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But has manifested {made known through repetitive teaching} by means
of His own dispensations, {Note: God did not make known the Church Age Mysteries until the Church Age. The Cretans are being caught up in Jewish Legalism.}
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To Titus, my most reliable son after the common faith:
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Because of this grace, {Note: Titus is to train Pastors in each city in Crete according to Paul's plan they had earlier agreed to - now Titus was to carry out the plan}.
{Qualities
to look for in the Pastor Teacher- verses 6- 9}
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For it is necessary for a bishop to be irreproachable - as God's
administrative manager: {Note: 'Biship' means an 'administrative overseer with authority'. This is another title for the pastor-teacher with an emphasis on his administrative responsibilities.}
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But:
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Constantly clinging to the dependable word
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For there are many
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Whose mouths it is necessary to silence.
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One of themselves {a Cretan}, a poet of their own, said,
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This witness keeps on being truth {Cretan's ARE this way}. {Note: Principal is that a pastor is not always to be 'sweetness and light'. The delivery has to change with the audience. The constant is in the 'accurate and sound' teaching of the Word!}
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All things are pure to those that are pure.
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