Category: Titus

Biblical Symmetry Regarding Christian Fellowship

In 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul writes: “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which ye received of us.” Paul is reminding the brethren of the church in Thessalonica that they are not to fellowship [...]

Book Review: Ted Bigelow’s “The Titus Mandate”

There are specific God-given instructions in the Bible about church leadership.  Who should lead?  What makes a leader qualified?  Who appoints and tests the leadership?  God knows what He wants His shepherds to look like and He gives explicit instruction on this matter. Ted Bigelow’s The Titus Mandate (http://www.thetitusmandate.org/) is a must-read for any church [...]

Wednesday March 30th, 2011 in Book Reviews, Church Leadership, Titus | No Comments »

Ted Bigelow Q & A on “The Titus Mandate”

I have been given a wonderful opportunity to review a book that I am finding to be excellent thus far.  This book is The Titus Mandate by Ted Bigelow.  This book is an excellent study on the book of Titus and the duty that Paul laid before him concerning the churches on the island of [...]

Paul’s Two Hats

We hear so much about identity today.  We are told that everyone is looking for their true identity and trying to find out who they are. We are encouraged to “be yourself,” and we instill in one another a brazenness of like it or lump it.  Yet, most people I know are very uncomfortable with [...]