Titus Chapter 1, Part 2

In this episode, Shawn and Delaney continue through Titus 1, examining Paul’s instructions for appointing elders and the character qualities of spiritual overseers. They discuss how the role of elders evolved into bishops and denominational structures, and how Paul’s teachings were often pragmatic responses to early church order rather than divine mandates for all time. The conversation then expands to Paul’s sharp rebuke of the Cretans, raising questions about cultural generalizations in scripture and whether every statement can be taken as timeless truth.

The discussion deepens around Paul’s line, “To the pure, all things are pure,” which Shawn and Delaney explore as a foundation for subjective faith and spiritual liberty. They connect it to the fulfilled perspective, arguing that purity is a matter of the heart, not material or external conformity. The episode closes with a conversation about moral judgment, truth, and humility — contrasting the world’s relativism with a believer’s trust in God’s objective truth, even when it cannot be fully known.