Response Paper Based Off Of Readings From Either Romans Or Titus

Summary of Tituss Challenges in Cretan Name Date Institution Summary of Tituss Challenges in Cretan This particular epistle was written by Pauls colleague Titus whom Paul had left in the island of Crete to lead the new church that he had established there. Paul had travelled with Titus to Crete after his release from house arrest in Rome. For this reason, I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you . . .. (Ti 15). This verse is the bottom line of St. Pauls entire letter to his spiritual son Titus. One of the main challenges Titus faced on Crete was the Cretans themselves. Paul pointed out the problem quite eloquently at Titus 110-16. Paul indicates that the Cretans are always liars, evil beasts as well as slow bellies. Further, most of the Cretans are unruly and vain talkers as well as deceivers. Therefore, Titus was faced with a significant challenge to identify morally upright individuals that possessed the spelled out qualifications by Paul to appoint them as church elders. In his endeavor to set up an order in the local churches of the first century,