When my wife and I were students in Bible college, at the beginning of every semester we had to sign a document stating we would abide by the student handbook which had loads of rules. You couldn’t go to the movies. You couldn’t kiss on campus. There were pages and pages of rules. One ruleContinue reading “Should Christians make rules to follow? Titus 1:10-16, Part 4”
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What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3
In this series of posts on Titus 1:10-16, Paul has been talking about redemptive church discipline. He has described how to practice faithful confrontation that seeks to encourage people away from divisiveness toward sound doctrine. But what is sound doctrine? What is going on with these people? In today’s post, we’re going to focus onContinue reading “What is sound doctrine? Titus 1:10-16, Part 3”
How to have restorative church discipline – Titus 1:10-16, Part 2
When you discover troublemakers in the church, what is a faithful way to respond to them? Confrontation is difficult, so we might be tempted to avoid the troublemakers and think the problem will work itself out on its own. It rarely does, though. Instead, as we will see in our continuing study of Titus 1:10-16,Continue reading “How to have restorative church discipline – Titus 1:10-16, Part 2”
Spotting deceivers in the church – Titus 1:10-16, Part 1
“They didn’t teach that in seminary.” I had a wonderful seminary experience, and I would recommend my seminary to anyone. But there are some aspects of pastoral ministry that you just have to experience, and it is about those that pastors can say, “they didn’t teach that in seminary.” Dealing with funerals. The emotional toll. Continue reading “Spotting deceivers in the church – Titus 1:10-16, Part 1”
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