Here Paul tells Titus what teaching he should be giving to the members of the church. Verse one tells Titus to teach with a sound doctrine, a complete understanding of the scriptures that is not distorted by his own ideas but specifically focused on the Word of God.
An elders personal, work, spiritual and social life all become windows that people see God through. The work that God does through an elder is either supported or destroyed by the actions of the elder. When a respected elder or pastor gives into a sinful desire and is discovered publicly, the work that God has done through that man’s life is jeopardised and weakened. Not because God is weak but because the window that people see God through (in this case the Elder) has been blurred, dirtied and difficult to see through. The attention of the person looking through the window moves to the dirt on the window, rather than focusing on the love behind the window.
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