• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

Identifying Gainsayers and Subverters in the Church and those who embrace them. Pt 2

Identifying Gainsayers and Subverters in the Church and those who embrace them. Part 2


  • Unsound in the faith
Unsound:

1. Unwholesome
2. Erroneous
3. Faulty


  • Devoted to false doctrine
Devote:

1.
zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection.
2.
to entirely apply oneself to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.


  • Adhere to commandments of men
Adhere:

1.
to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
2.
to be devoted in support or allegiance


  • Reject Truth
Reject:

1.
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.
2.
to discard as useless or unsatisfactory
3.
to cast out or eject


Titus 1:13-14

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from (which means reject) the truth. parenthesis mine


  • defiled in mind and conscience
Defiled:

1. to make foul, dirty; pollute; taint; debase.
2.
to violate the chastity of
3.
to make impure for ceremonial use; desecrate


  • unbelieving
1. not believing; skeptical.
2.
not accepting any, or particular religious belief.
3.
doubtful, incredulous.

Titus 1:15
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.


  • Falsely claim godliness or allegiance to God
  • Deny God in the way their lifestyles (way of life)
  • Deny God in their philosophy
  • Deny God in their disobedience
  • Reprobate
Reprobate:

1. Morally depraved, in danger of being without hope of salvation. (This can be read in the dictionary and actually with a firmer stance than what I have written)
Depraved:

1.
corrupt, wicked, or perverted
2. evil, sinful, debased, degenerate; dissolute, profligate; licentious, lewd


Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.


Identify them, attempt to admonish, rebuke, correct them. If they refuse correction, reject them according to Titus 3:10-11, as they are wolves disguised in sheep's clothing.Titus 3:10-11
A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;
Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sins, being condemned of himself.

God bless
IamRedeemed

Blog entry information

Author
IamRedeemed
Read time
2 min read
Views
271
Last update

More entries in Old Blog Software

More entries from IamRedeemed

Share this entry