1.  Men needing to be silenced ◦ Many men  Rebellious  Empty talkers  Deceivers  Jews in particular ◦ Teaching things they shouldn’t teach  The Effect  Even upsetting whole families

2.  Matt. 4:1-11  Romans 16:17-18  Acts 20:29-30  Gal. 1:8  1 Timothy 4:1-2  2 Timothy 3:6; 4:3-4  2 Peter 3:16

3.  Motive ◦ Sordid gain  Ill gotten financial profit  1 Peter 5:2  1 Timothy 6:4-5

4.  The character of ‘many’ in the churches and the Cretan people in general ◦ Always liars ◦ Evil beasts ◦ Lazy gluttons  Paul says it’s faithful testimony

5.  Turn them around ◦ Reprove them severely  Condemnation or correction?  To be sound in the faith  Moving from myths  Rejecting commandments of men that ignore truth ◦ Matthew 15:1-14

6.  Assessing the many ◦ Inward Reality  Unpure (corrupt)  Defiled consciences and minds ◦ Outward Profession  Knowing God ◦ Deeds  Deny God  Detestable  Disobedient  They are worthless for good deeds  Romans 10:3