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Seven times. Seven times in his short letter to Titus, the apostle Paul tells pastors to take authority over false teaching in their churches. I mean serious authority: Rebuke those who contradict sound doctrine. (1:9)
Silence the insubordinate empty talkers, the deceivers. (1:10-11)
Rebuke them sharply. (1:13)
Exhort and rebuke with all authority. (1:15)
Let no one disregard you. (1:15)
Insist on these things. (2:8)
Have nothing to do with unrepentant division-stirrers. (2:10)
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Wow. Ouch, even. I read that, and a dim and timid voice echoes in my head. I’ve mentioned him here before: the pastor who’d let another preacher speak from the pulpit in favor of ordaining practicing gays and lesbians. He believed the truth, but when I suggested hosting a church-wide open conversation on what the other preacher had said, he answered, “I don’t know, Tom. I don’t like debate.”
What he meant was he didn’t like open disagreement. What do you think Paul would say to that? The same thing he’d say to a whole lot of churches: “You’ve got responsibility here, you’ve got the authority, so stop being a coward with it! Stop it now! These people are destroying the church, so stop letting them do it! That’s just one rendition of “Rebuke them sharply.” Another might be Paul’s own: “If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed” (Gal. 1:8,9).There are conditions for exercising this authority, naturally: What and whom it is for, who should do it, and why and how one should do it. Let’s take a quick look: What and Whom to Rebuke with Authority Jesus rarely rebuked ordinary “sinners.” He welcomed them. He, invited them to follow Him, sometimes even challenging them to do so. He taught an unyielding message, yet for the most past He was gentle with them as persons (Matt. 11:28-30, 12:18-21). Paul even reminds Titus of Jesus’ goodness and loving kindness (3:4).But he wasn’t like that with the false teachers, especially the Pharisees. Read Matthew 23 — all of it, but especially verses 27 and 28, where he absolutely […]
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We Often Feel Like David Taking on Giants
Today’s Goliath is the Mainstream Media Industrial Complex that brainwashes the masses.
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