Condemner to Conversionist

29 June 2007 – Condemner to Conversionist

Titus 1:12-13

Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”

This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.

In the busy and highly demanded society, in the daily lives of the people in the marketplace, there are many inappropriate moral values that has caused many of the social problems exists and getting more threatened. It is common to know that a child has not given a chance to meet their parents for a few minutes a day due to their works; So much trends has made a conclusion that businessmen should not be honest, honest has no value to be embraced; People stop demanding after quality relationship but starts to chase after materialism and temporary happiness. These really made us worry and anxious about.

What should we, as a Christian, children of God, do? (Give some opinion on this...) Some of them might think that we should stop mingling with them, let them continue what they are doing and we continue what we are doing. Some might has an opinion that we are holier that them, they are fallen, cannot be saved anymore, let them end up in the place of burning sulphur and let us enjoy ourselves. They are condemning others to be sinner but they continue their own lifestyles! Friends, I totally disapprove this statement!

For me, individually, I have learnt about what Paul instructed Titus, he knew that the people in Crete, even the local persons said that Crete this place was full of the people of liars, cruel animals and lazy gluttons. Guess what Paul said after that? He said that “It is true!!!!!” Paul agreed with that! So the people in Crete is just somehow like the condition we saw in our societies. Paul didn’t teach Titus to condemn them! Paul instructed Titus to reprimand them sternly that they had done incorrectly, correct them, advise them, make them strong in faith!

This is my emphasis today, we should turn from a condemner to conversionist! We should do it in the other way round, instead of condemning; we should start to convert the things back to God original purpose of the creation at the beginning, for God has made everything GOOD and VERY GOOD!

Franco

Glossary:

· Conversionist: A person at which it converts the corrupted things that has been abused and return it back to

the purpose of the Creation at the beginning

(e.g. child abuse is getting worse nowadays, we can lead them by spending quality times with our children to have a good example before the people and let them realize how important are their children)