Proverbs 10-12: Titus 1

Good Morning Truth Seekers! Titus is Paul's letter instructing him to do a couple of things; organize the churches, put in good leaders and deal with trouble makers among them. Chapter one is primarily about choosing good men to lead. Paul lays out the criteria for elders. He calls them bishops, that means overseer. My understanding of the difference is elder is a title and bishop is the function: overseer. Cretan were known to be liars and Paul instructs Titus to deal with them as such. They were ruining entire households. We see two distinct reputations in the text and I hope we are more like overseers rather than the Cretans!