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Quality of Life. TEXT: Titus 1:5-16. In order to have a good Quality of Life as a believer a person must be:. Willing to be shepherded. Titus was to appoint elders in every city (1:5) These men were to lead by oversight and example (1:6-9)
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TEXT: Titus 1:5-16 In order to have a good Quality of Life as a believer a person must be:
Willing to be shepherded • Titus was to appoint elders in every city (1:5) • These men were to lead by oversight and example (1:6-9) • They were to be true to God’s Word and thus their followers were to be the same (1:9) • The Scriptural concept of leadership denotes leading those who are willing to follow (Psalm 23; John 10:27) • Elders are “undershepherds” (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2)
II. Not Rebellious • “Empty” indicates a lack of knowledge of the truth (1:10; cf Col 1:9) • Action by leadership is required to “exhort” in sound doctrine and “refute” those who are unsound in doctrine and practice (1:10-11) • The authority is the Word of God (1 Peter 4:11)
III. Known by deeds • Not denying of the Lord Jesus (1:16; Jude 4) • Deny the blood atonement and its sufficiency (Jude 11-Cain; 1 John 1:7) • Deny the proclamation of the truth (Jude 11-Balaam; John 8:32) • Deny the authority/infallibity of God’s Word (Jude1 Korah; Rev 2:18-19) • Not detestable (1:16) indicates an inconsistent lifestyle • Not disobedient (1:16) • Not “worthless for any good deed” (1:16)