Pastor Steven J. Cole of Flagstaff Christian Fellowship, in a sermon on Titus 1:10-16
Paul writes (1:13), “But reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith.” “
- Them” may refer to the false teachers, as the preceding context would indicate. But, being sound in the faith would point to believers.
- “To reprove” means to convince of the errors.
- “Severely” means sharply, as one cuts off something with a single blow of an ax. You don’t correct error by hints or nice suggestions.
- “Being sound” means being spiritually healthy. It implies that if you don’t correct these spiritual errors, like a serious disease, they will lead to spiritual demise.
- “The faith” points to a well-defined, narrow body of truth. We can know when others or we are in it and we can know when others or we turn away from it.
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