Paul’s letter to Titus is brief, but it’s crucial to helping Titus organize and oversee the churches on Crete. In his letter, Paul calls for order and right living on an island known for lying, gluttony, evil, and laziness. Titus 1:10 says, “For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.” (NIV). This circumcision group were the Judaizers “Jewish believers who believed Gentiles must submit to circumcision, as prescribed by Moses, else they cannot be saved” (Gundry, 2012, A Survey of the New Testament, p. 356). Christians were to be self-disciplined individuals, and must be obedient people who form one body – the church.
Titus’s responsibility in Crete was to appoint elders
Titus’s responsibility in Crete was to appoint elders