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Titus 1:9-11

Weed Whacking Part 3

Titus 1:9-11

He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong. For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching.

Foundational Beliefs

  1. The Bible is the Word of God
  2. The Holy Trinity of the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit
  3. Jesus was born to the Virgin Mary
  4. Jesus Christ is God
  5. Jesus' Death on the cross atoned for all our sin
  6. Jesus rose again
  7. Salvation comes from faith in Jesus alone
  8. When we accept Jesus as our Lord we are a new creation
  9. Jesus is coming back
  10. Heaven
  11. Hell
  • God Wants To Be Known By His Children
    • Psalm 46:10   Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.
    • Jeremiah 29:12-14   "In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord
    • Hosea 6:3   Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know Him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.  
    • John 17:3 & 6   And this is the way to have eternal life-to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.   I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. 
    • 2 Corinthians 5:17-21   Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • God Has The Power To Accomplish His Missions
    • Inspiration
      • 2 Timothy 3:16-17   All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitabe for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 
      • Hebrews 4:12   For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 
    • Infallibility & Inerrancy
      • Matthew 5:17-18   Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 
      • Luke 24:25-27   The Jesus said to them, "You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. Wasn't it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?" Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
      • Luke 24:44   "Everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets, and the psalms, must be fulfilled."
      • John 10:35   And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered.
      • John 17:17   Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
      • John 16:12   "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now."
      • John 14:26   But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative-that is, the Holy Spirit-he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
      • Psalm 119:160   The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.
      • Psalm 19:7-11   The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear giving insight for living. Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.