Gospel-Driven Godliness and Church Leadership

Part 6

Text: Titus 1:5-16

March 10, 2013

Introduction/Review:

A.         Appoint godly leadership in the church (1:6-9)

B.         Oppose ungodly leadership in the Church (1:10-16)

Lesson:

I.          The Characteristics of False Teachers

A.         False teachers are insubordinate. v. 10

B.         False teachers are empty talkers. v. 10

C.         False teachers are deceivers. v. 10

Reflection:

“Seeing he (the legalist-J.F.) hath taken up with self-righteousness, it is his all, it is his happiness, it is his husband, it is his God. But the language of the evangelical Christian, who is dead to the law, is, O for Christ! O for a day of power! O to be wrapt up in the covenant of grace! to get an omnipotent power, determining me to comply with the gospel-offer.”

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