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Reflection on Titus 3 (Week 3, 2026)
Reflection on Titus 1 (Part 2)
Reflection on Titus 1 (week 1, 2026)
Christianity is hard to understand because God is impossible to understand
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I think the bible is very clear about the 100% failure rate of our efforts in “rebirth and renewal” if we are doing so without the Holy Spirit. What the passage is clear about is that God has given us the greatest power possible—the Holy Spirit himself—for us to accomplish this, meaning that “rebirth and …
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MERCYTitus 3 “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, …
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WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TO SOUND DOCTRINETitus 2 “You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.” Paul does not tell Titus what he means by what is appropriate to sound doctrine but in the examples he gave we can see that it is to embrace good and reject evil. When we adhere to sound …
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Yes and the Christian faith is no longer monolithic, with a myriad of people claiming authority. Certainly this has diluted the faith but on the other hand the possibility of abuse of authority is lessened. The emphasis these days is on personal conviction but people are too lazy to build solid foundations for personal convictions. …
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The position gives him both confidence and authority to do what he has been called to do. After all, he serves God. There isn’t the sense of delusions of grandeur since he refers to himself as a servant but neither is he shy to acknowledge who he is so he is not self-effacing or weak. …
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REPUTATION, CHARACTER AND SOUND DOCTRINETitus 1 “Paul, 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 …” It is important …
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Came across this well-written piece on my FB wall and thought I would reproduce it here. I think it reflects many of the devotions I have written. Link to the post is at the end. Christianity is hard to understand because God is impossible to understand. Not confusing in a “this explanation is poorly written” …
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CRISISPsalm 74 “O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?” This is not a crisis in the sense that a critical and dangerous situation has arisen. It is a crisis in the sense that our relationship with God has been stretched to its limits …
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DOUBTPsalm 73 “Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.” I don’t know about you but these thoughts have certainly crossed my mind along with several others that usually arise because God seems to …
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My Christian friend took a shit on me for enjoying time and laughing at crude jokes with some friends, even calling me a sinner. “Lord, I want to get to know people but it’s challenging to wrestle with our differences. You hold yourself to the highest moral values, yet because you loved us so much, …
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