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Titus (Part 4)

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Titus (Part 4)

Titus
TitusSteve Gregg

This segment delves into the importance of submission to authority and doing good works for the Lord's sake. The speaker discusses the concept of baptism, emphasizing the symbolic importance of immersion and the potential controversy around its necessity for salvation. He also touches on the topic of genealogy and the dangers of rejecting false doctrine or labeling those who speak out against it as divisive. Finally, the segment ends with practical advice on how to handle conflicts and the importance of the church being approachable and eager to help those in need.

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...to praise those who do evil and punish those who do good. They are acting without authority. They may still wear a badge, but they have no more authority than the average person because they are not operating.
We can say confidently Adolf Hitler was to be the Führer of Germany. ...innocent people. Or to do the... He was an appointee.
...ordained as God. Even Nero did... of humanly... ...in verse 3. Because we used to be... It is a possibility that people who are religious and give up their old... ...living in malice and envy, hate folks and hating one another. That was what we were... ...and they may be right.
And they would read a verse like this.
And this is one of the genealogies for their unprofitable and useless. Now, the word... And there are some who would equate this genealogies with the Gnostic teaching of various emanations, variously just... ...genealogies... ...and also in verse 16 and 17.
He says, Now I urge you, brethren, note those who... for those who are such do not serve... Here, again, he expresses a concern. Anyone who has been in church very long, or at least in a church where they have been very... are very, very common. And they usually start with... but they may in fact be like Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Jesus.
...and deceiving the hearts of the sinners. Jesus is not warped and sinning, being self-condemned. And he says it in so many... The issue here is not... and... if he doesn't hear it, then he... ...to meet urgent needs that they may not be in... ...that we have an obligation to help people in need.
And, you know, the Bible says in need and shuts up the... and you say warped... you know, what... he may be suggesting...

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