The Out-of-Control Cretans

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Oct 17, 2022 · 4m

One of the first missionaries, Paul, left Titus on the island of Crete to oversee the new churches there and appoint elders in every town. Titus may have been young, or at least younger than Paul since Paul refers to him as my true son in our common faith (Titus 1:4). In the book of Titus, which is really a letter, Paul advises Titus on how to handle false teachings and immorality in the church. Many people in the Cretan churches claimed to know God, but their actions denied Him (1:16). We can guess what some of their sinful actions were by noticing what Paul warns against: teaching false…