An article by yours truly on Titus 1:10–16 in the June 2009 issue of "Reformation Voice."

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Rev. Daniel R. Hyde
Pastor, Oceanside United Reformed Church, Carlsbad/Oceanside, California
Th.M. candidate, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

Good read! Thank you for posting!

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John
Member
Christ Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.christpres.net

Thanks for the article.

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Scott
PCA
North Carolina


"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23

How do you rebuke without being cantankorous and making our people cantankorous, where they mistake "discernment" for nit-pickiness?

I have seen churches sit silent while heresy crops up. BUT.... I have also seen some more fundamentalist segments preach so much against everything around tham that it is hard to hear what exactly the Gospel is because the majority of what is being preachd is only about what the Gospel is not (this negativity seems a major hindrance to many who first begin to attend church).



The article was AWESOME!

I just throw this question in because I know many folks who excel at polemics, but not irenics (me included). How do we engage in the ministry of rebuke while at the same time cultivating a loving church that does not mark its spirituality by its reaction against every sin in this week's newspaper.

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Pergamum


"If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?"
-- David Livingstone