The Plague of False Teachers

In a healthy church situation, elders will more frequently engage in the ministry of encouragement instead of rebuke. But for Titus in Crete, Paul’s emphasis lay on rebuking those who teach error. Indeed, given the grave danger posed by Satan’s more subtle attack of infiltrating the church with heresy, Christian leaders must be prepared to take an equally vigilant stand. Writing to Titus, Paul breaks down the danger in terms of the men who teach falsely, the effects of their heresy, and the cultural context from which they emerged.

假教師的瘟疫

在健康的教會環境中，長老們會更頻繁地參與鼓勵而不是責備的事工。但對於革哩底的提多來說，保羅的重點是斥責那些教導錯誤的人。事實上，考慮到撒但用異端滲透教會的更微妙的攻擊所帶來的嚴重危險，基督教領袖必須准備好採取同樣警惕的立場。保羅在寫給提多的信中，從錯誤教導的人、他們的異端的影響以及他們產生的文化背景方面詳細分析了湧現的危險。