Wow, Paul has got a lot to say here. He lays out some pretty thorough definitions and qualifications for being a leader/elder. Those are some pretty high standards.
In another section that caught my attention, Paul really goes off on the Cretes. He calls them "always liars," "evil brutes," and "lazy gluttons." He also instructs Titus to rebuke them sharply. I wonder if rebuking them sharply will reign them back in. That seems to imply that the Cretes really do care about the thoughts of Paul and Titus.
One last curious portion to me comes in verse 15 where Paul states that to those who are pure all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted nothing is pure. Personally, i do not find anything that is pure in life. not even nature. should i be defensive about this proclamation of paul's? is it cynical of me? am i corrupted because i can't find purity in the world? if that is the case and if i should indeed be getting defensive, i would like to borrow a thought from george bernard shaw: "the power of acute observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it." (i know that shaw is no apostle paul and his nobel prize work is no bible, but hey -- at least he was good friends with g.k. chesterton).
abuch out.
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this blog follows the bible-reading pattern set on another blog: usefulbreath.blogspot.com. you can go there and read the passage(s) i reference and also view dave's thoughts and explanations. my blog is my interpretation of the passage and sometimes a dialogue with useful breath. my goal is to just come up with one question or comment (preferably question) about the bible passage(s) i read. sometimes my question will maybe be good and definitely there will be other times that it is not good. if you get the sense that what you are reading falls into the latter category, just quit that post (or the whole blog, for that matter). no one has to read this if they don't want to. this internet post is merely an extension of what i would have been writing with a pen in a journal so, while it is open, it also has the potential to be personal to the point of boredom. i don't know if there is a feedback function on my blog but if you find one, please feel free to leave your own thoughts and comments.
abuch
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