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Lesson Summary:

Paul gives Titus the qualifications of elders and calls him to oppose false teachers.

Focus Passage: Titus 1

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Word of Truth: The Glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ (1:1-4)

Principle: The Word of Truth is the Instrument of Our Salvation and Hope.
Application: How well do you understand the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? How is your life showing that you are living in hope?
Scripture Reference

for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
I Peter 1:23 (NASB)

II. The Word of Truth: The Means for Equipping Elders (1:5-9)

Principle: The Word of Truth is the Instrument for Effective Ministry.
Application: How well are you holding on to the truth of the Gospel? How are exhorting others to grow in their faith?
Scripture Reference

¹⁶All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
¹⁷so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NASB)

III. The Word of Truth: The Weapon Against False Teachers (1:10-16)

Principle: The Word of Truth is the Instrument to Battle Against False Teachings.
Application: How prepared are you to discern and oppose error in the church?
Scripture Reference

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
²preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
³For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
2 Timothy 4:1-3 (NASB)