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The The Apostle Paul warned his co-labour in gospel ministry, Titus, about the divisiveness of false teachers whose schemes threatened to undermine believers' confidence and faith.

Today on Truth for Life, we'll learn how

we should respond to similar quarreling or divisions within our churches. Alistair Begg is

teaching from chapter three in the book of Titus. We're looking at verses 8 through 11.

I had the privilege earlier this year of being at Second Pres in Memphis.

I was there with one of my best friends, someone that I actually call my big brother,

and that is Sinclair Ferguson.

And I missed the address that he gave to pastors at the lunch hour, because I didn't arrive until the afternoon.

And in the course of speaking, extemporaneously, to these individuals, he pointed out a number of things to them,

and he pointed out that in a number of places throughout the country, it would appear that those who are in positions of prominence all have

some distinguishing feature about themselves and what they're on about. Essentially,

that their ministry is all marked by a thing, whatever that thing might be, like this thing is reformed theology, or his thing is

something this, or he distinguishes himself, places himself in the marketplace by identifying

himself with these certain things. I don't say that in an unkind way, I think it's fairly

accurate assessment. Sinclair reflecting on this,

says that this is absolutely bizarre to me. And he says, you know, if I were to ask your wife's,

and he's speaking to ministers, if I were to ask your wives, what is the hallmark of your

ministry? There really ought to be only one answer to that.

You sit under that ministry, and the thing that you will be persuaded to say is,

this ministry is Christ-centered, Christ-dominated, and Christ-filled.

And if anything else, and this might well be the secret, this minister is

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