In this message from Harris Creek Baptist Church, the pastor expounds Titus 1:10-16 to warn against false doctrines that are disrupting households and corrupting the church. He calls believers to be students of Scripture so they can discern orthodox teaching from cultural compromise on issues such as marriage, gender, and salvation. Correction, he argues, is not an act of judgment but of love, aimed at restoring soundness and health to the body of Christ.
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Unlock with your sermon →This sermon teaches that false doctrine often sounds religious but contradicts clear Scripture. You should be a student of the Word, filter all counsel through Scripture, and use resources like gotquestions.org or an ESV Study Bible to verify whether teachings align with biblical truth rather than cultural opinion.
According to this sermon, staying silent is actually negligent, not loving. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 13, it argues that truth without love makes you a nuisance, but love without truth makes you negligent. Correction done out of genuine care, like a doctor diagnosing illness, is an act of love, not judgment.
This sermon argues that churches removing biblical prohibitions on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, or gender identity are introducing false teaching Paul warned about in Titus 1. It contends these changes reflect rebellion against Scripture's authority and that believers must hold to biblical standards rather than conform to cultural pressure.
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