 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee : 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot...  An exposition of the [Apostles'] Creed - Page 333by John Pearson (bp. of Chester.) - 1715Full view - About this book
 | John Magnus Rohne - Lutheran Church - 1926 - 312 pages
...to his companion and co-worker Titus : "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee. If any be blameless . . . for a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God . . . holding fast to... | |
 | London metrop. tabernacle - 1884 - 908 pages
...teach others also." To Titus he says, " For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting ; and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee." "Elders," here is an official designation irrespective of age. Titus, who was a young man, was not... | |
 | H. L. Willmington - Religion - 1981 - 1038 pages
...(1:4). II. Titus and the Elders (1:5-16). "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee" (1:5). A. Their qualifications (1:6-8): Paul now lists some fourteen characteristics to look for in... | |
 | Dick Iverson, Ray Grant - Religion - 1984 - 172 pages
...brought out again in the book of Titus: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city...For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God...holding fast the faithful word as he... | |
 | Michael E. Evans - Business & Economics - 1988 - 58 pages
...Timothy 3: 1-7). Look at Titus 1:5-11: 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.... | |
 | Dick Iverson - Religion - 1995 - 196 pages
...of your faith in Christ (Col. 2:5 KJV). For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee (Titus 1:5 KJV). The Principle Of Restoration Today God is restoring his church to the same life and... | |
 | John Killinger - Religion - 1985 - 236 pages
...The text for the sermon is Titus 1:5, "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee" (the King James Version, which at that time was almost universally used in English-speaking churches).... | |
 | Douglas Wilson - Family & Relationships - 1999 - 188 pages
...he is establishing churches in Crete: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that them shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.... | |
 | Lee Roberson - Religion - 2000 - 524 pages
...For instance, in Titus 1:5 Paul said, "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee." In Acts 15:2 Paul and Barnabas were sent to Jerusalem to see the apostles and the elders about a matter.... | |
 | Douglas Wilson - Religion - 2001 - 290 pages
...interchangeably. Consider Titus 1: 5-7: "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.... | |
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