Titus 1:10-16
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.”
- 1 Peter 5:8-9a
Big Idea: Pursuing Gospel Purity Requires Addressing Gospel Fallacy Directly
Addressing Gospel Fallacy :
1) Diagnose It (v. 10-14)
Gospel Purity:
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Gospel Fallacy Diagnostic Tools:
1) Observe Doctrine (v. 10, 11, 14)
2) Observe Deeds (v. 10-12; 15-16)
3) Observe Desires (v. 11)
2) Confront It (v. 11-14)
Heart Posture Of Biblical Confrontation:
1) Communicate With Love (1 Corinthians 16:14)
2) Confront With God’s Truth (Ephesians 4:15)
3) Correct With Care (2 Timothy 2:23-26)
“Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.”
- 2 Timothy 2:23-26
The Process of Biblical Confrontation (Matthew 18:15-17):
1) Personally (18:15)
2) With a small group (18:16)
3) To the elders (18:17)
3) Resist It (v. 15-16)