The Danger of False Teaching, Titus 1:10-16

The church's weapon against false teaching is the faithful teaching of scripture. When threatened by false teachings, the church must respond by preparing more men who can teach and preach sound doctrine.When faced with such threats, there is a temptation to feel defeated and powerless. There is tremendous pressure to bend to the secular culture's demand to keep silent and respect everyone's right to go their own way and do their own thing. And for churches that seem irredeemably captured by error and false teaching, it is tempting to write them off as lost and unrecoverable. However, this is not the strategy that the Bible teaches. How can the church remain faithful in a day when the threats from false teachings are so high? What must the church do to ensure false teaching does not take root? Having instructed Titus to appoint elders in every city (5-9), Paul now gives instructions for the work and mission of the elders.