THE REASON FOR GOVERNMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY. Titus 1:10-16 Titus's work, who was entrusted with the responsibility, was not only to organize by identifying elders so that believers would know whom to turn to as guides but also to silence the unruly and rebuke them. Neither of these tasks is easy for those who lead God's people, but they are very necessary so that a congregation gathered in the Lord's name will be an orderly church. Order is the theme of this first chapter. It begins with Paul emphasizing God's position as the first authority. Then he is called "a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ," establishing his role within the order of things. Third, Titus is designated to "set in order things that are wanting." Next, he is to "ordain (or point out) elders." Finally, to uphold that order, those out of line must be corrected. False teachers who come among us may be misguided individuals who follow the books and teachings of men without truly understanding what the Bible says and means about a subject. A more serious problem with false teachers is that they have wrong motives and seek power over people by gaining a following of those who are discontented or unlearned. Often, this is done for both financial gain and prestige and power. False teaching undermines the fundamental truths of Scripture and the spiritual integrity upon which our faith is founded. Deception and division are not Christian traits, and those who display these qualities are either not true Christians or are marked by the two qualities mentioned earlier. False teaching shifts our focus away from our Lord Jesus Christ and directs it toward a doctrine, a religion, or a person. Many denominations have been established and named this way. False teaching usually involves actions that undermine God's truth as written in the scriptures and weaken our faith. False teachers often promote their own writings or books about the Bible instead of guiding you to the scriptures and the uniqueness of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is both God and Man. They struggle to accept that our Lord is unlike anyone else and cannot be compared to mortal humans because He is eternal in His being. False teachings distort a person's understanding of a doctrine, making it seem as important as the biblical truth by which we know and live.
Titus 1:10–16