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December 7, 2017
As the steward of God.
(Last evening, we covered Titus 1:6-9 in our
mid-weekly bible study.)
Titus 1
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the
steward of God; not self-willed... Holding fast the faithful word as he hath
been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to
convince the gainsayers.
A few comments on the above:
- as a steward of God: you called by God, and
set apart for Him, His truth and His people
- as a steward of God: you must not be
self-willed or man-willed, but God-willed. i.e,
be taught His word of truth and directed by God.
- as a steward of God: you are taught the
faithful word, even the faith of God's elect, the faith once delivered to the
saints by the Apostles, the common faith declaring the common salvation of
God's people.
- as a steward of God: you hold fast the word
of truth, and contend earnestly for the same.
- as a steward of God: you are to be grounded
in sound doctrines from the faithful word.
- as a steward of God: you are to teach, to
exhort the believers with the word of truth.
- as a steward of God: you are to convince
the gainsayers, those who contradict the faithful word and sound doctrine, that
they may be sound in the faith.
To another Apostle Paul instructed in this
manner:
"Study to shew thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth."
Many need to be ashamed but are shameless!