Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Blameless person

Titus 1:1-9
Grace and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Savior.
Paul is a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness-  in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.
An elder criteria : 1)must be blameless, 2)faithful to his wife, 3)a man whose children believe and 4)are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
Definition of Blameless—A)not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather,B) he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. C)He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute反駁 those who oppose it.
Titus, Paul's true son in their common faith.
Why?
Paul is the real servant of God and apostle of Jesus Christ.
Paul reminded Titus the important of elder in church. He muse be blameless.
Because the elder manager God's household. The manger is good then this church could be firmed. It can prevent from the attack of evil one.
How?
Am I blameless? Do I passed the criteria of the elder, to be a servant of God? Not yet, I need to pursue it. Not overbearing任性.



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