Identifying Gainsayers and Subverters in the Church and those who embrace them. Pt 1
(This is actually from 12/18/07 from my Old CF Blog)
Gainsayers and Subverters
who are in the Church and those who embrace them.
Titus 1:9
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.
Gainsay:
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers....
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching
things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
One of themselves, even a prophet of their
own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
---to be continued----
God bless
IamRedeemed
(This is actually from 12/18/07 from my Old CF Blog)
As I was reading the book of Titus tonight in my bed, I knew I had to get up now and make a post in my blog, teaching it as this book hits so many points that are crucial for sober and vigilant Christians to be aware of and it can't wait.
Be sure you know what you are doing when you take a stand, and if you are truly a converted and redeemed blood bought child of God, decide today, not to stand for people, but stand for THE truth of God's Word. Not the twisted truth, not the partial truth, but the WHOLE Truth.
This way you will be sure to know that you are standing WITH God when you stand and not against Him. Don't make friends with those who reveal themselves as
enemies of God.
If they say they are a Christian and are opposing the Word of God, deny the
virgin birth of Christ, deny Christ even came in the flesh, deny His resurrection, claim there is no hell, and that all are saved and repentance is not required, (just to name a few), then they are not a friend, but an enemy of God's, (James 4:4) and an enemy of the Gospel of Christ.
Therefore the Bible says they are an anti-Christ. Not THE anti-Christ,
but AN anti-Christ. (which means AGAINST the Gospel of Christ)and are therefore, are not merely "a sinner", but are militant rebel enemy of God's on a mission as agents of satan operating WITHIN the Church and need to be rejected if they won't be corrected according to Titus 3:10-11:
[As for] a man who is factious [a heretical sectarian and cause of divisions],after admonishing him a first and second time, reject him [from your fellowship and have nothing more to do with him], Well aware that such a person has utterly changed (is perverted and corrupted); he goes on sinning [though he] is convicted of guilt and self-condemned. (Titus 3:10-11 Amplified)
Identifying Be sure you know what you are doing when you take a stand, and if you are truly a converted and redeemed blood bought child of God, decide today, not to stand for people, but stand for THE truth of God's Word. Not the twisted truth, not the partial truth, but the WHOLE Truth.
This way you will be sure to know that you are standing WITH God when you stand and not against Him. Don't make friends with those who reveal themselves as
enemies of God.
If they say they are a Christian and are opposing the Word of God, deny the
virgin birth of Christ, deny Christ even came in the flesh, deny His resurrection, claim there is no hell, and that all are saved and repentance is not required, (just to name a few), then they are not a friend, but an enemy of God's, (James 4:4) and an enemy of the Gospel of Christ.
Therefore the Bible says they are an anti-Christ. Not THE anti-Christ,
but AN anti-Christ. (which means AGAINST the Gospel of Christ)and are therefore, are not merely "a sinner", but are militant rebel enemy of God's on a mission as agents of satan operating WITHIN the Church and need to be rejected if they won't be corrected according to Titus 3:10-11:
[As for] a man who is factious [a heretical sectarian and cause of divisions],after admonishing him a first and second time, reject him [from your fellowship and have nothing more to do with him], Well aware that such a person has utterly changed (is perverted and corrupted); he goes on sinning [though he] is convicted of guilt and self-condemned. (Titus 3:10-11 Amplified)
Gainsayers and Subverters
who are in the Church and those who embrace them.
Titus 1:9
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.
Gainsay:
- To declare false; deny.
- To oppose, especially by contradiction.
- To declare untrue; contradict.
- To refuse to believe; reject.
- To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow.
- Unruly-(lawless, nonsubmissive)
- Vain talkers- (archaic/senseless or foolish)
- Deceivers-(to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude, practice deceit)
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers....
- Subverters of whole houses
- to overthrow (something established or existing).
- to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
- to undermine the principles of; corrupt.
- False Teachers
- Greed for lucrative gain (lucre)
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching
things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
- Liars
- Evil Beasts (coarse, filthy, or otherwise beastlike person, aka lawless, chaotic, perverted)
- slow bellies- (idle, lazy, gluttonous)
One of themselves, even a prophet of their
own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
---to be continued----
God bless
IamRedeemed