Homilist Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate. I. Conventional Christians are PROFESSIONAL ATHEISTS. II. Conventional Christians are PRACTICAL ATHEISTS. 1. They deny God's authority in everyday life; ignore the claims He has upon their existence, powers, possessions. 2. They deny His teaching, He teaches that spiritual interests are supreme. They declare in their daily life that temporal interest are paramount. He teaches that no man should live to himself, but should be inspired by that benevolence that will promote the common weal. But they practically declare that self-interests are supreme, that every man should work for himself, regardless of the common good. He teaches to honour all men on account of what they are. They declare that those only are to be honoured who are endowed with wealth, and move in the pageantry of worldly pomp and power. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. |
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