Titus

Today's Reading:
Titus 1-3

There are several themes that Paul highlights in his letter to Titus, a Gentile that Paul converted to Christianity.

False teachings (1:10-16)
Qualifications of an Elder (1:6-9)
Instructions to different groups of believers (Chapter 2)
Rules for righteous living (Chapter 3)

PrayerPoint:
Please pray for the widows of our church.

Answers to "Resurrection: Dig Deeper":
The topic was the resurrection. Paul devotes the entire chapter to refuting the false teaching against the resurrection of Christ and the future resurrection of His followers.
If this false teaching turned out to be true, then it would completely nullify the Christian faith. With the recent news of movie producer Cameron's proposed findings, this chapter is rather fitting. One of Scripture's best summaries of the gospel is found in this chapter (vs. 3-5). The ritual mentioned in this chapter that is currently practiced by Mormons is the baptizing of the dead (15:29). They don't actually baptize dead bodies, they themselves go to the temple and are baptized over and over again on behalf of people who have died. The last verse in chapter 15 is a good one to memorize and use when you get discouraged in ministry. Finally, Timothy is the one Paul refers to (16:10) to whom he wrote two letters to.