This morning we are going to be finishing off the 1st Chapter in the Book of Titus.

Last week Paul instructed Titus to go throughout the towns in Crete and to appoint some elders that met some pretty stringent requirements and that held firm to the Word.

This morning we are going to see why it was so important that these potential elders were deeply rooted in their faith, and stayed in the Word and sound doctrine. *Spoiler alert* it was because these elders were going to have to confront false teachers and false prophets that were confusing the congregations in Crete, by sounding like they were followers of Christ.

These false teachers spoke fluent Christianese, but they were teaching false doctrine and trying to add to grace. We will see this mentality in verse 15, which has been twisted and used today to justify sin.

15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.