Monday, August 3, 2015

Rebuke Those Who Subvert Entire Families

Titus 1:10-14
"10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 who must be silenced because they are subverting whole families (every person in the family), teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth"

No where here does it say to "just love them" or "bless them", it is clear that they are to be removed, they have ruined entire extended family members.

1 Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,"

Matthew 23:27
"“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness."

God never tells us to have fellowship with these people, rather we are to rebuke them sharply and then have nothing to do with them if they will not listen.

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