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Episode 5 — Titus
The Danger of Empty Words
Titus 1:10–13a
Paul has just described
the faithful elder — and
before that picture can
settle, he turns the
corner. False teachers
were already at work in
Crete, undermining entire
households with empty talk
and deception. In this
episode, we look at who
they were, what made their
teaching so dangerous, and
why Paul's sharp
response is actually an
act of love.
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✍ From the Study Notes
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"This
testimony is true.
Therefore rebuke
them sternly, so
that they will be
sound in the
faith."
— Titus 1:13, BSB
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When Silence Isn't
Kindness. Paul names three
Greek words for these
false teachers —
rebellious, empty-talking,
mind-deceiving — and the
progression is sobering.
They've removed
themselves from
accountability, produce
teaching that sounds full
but isn't, and do
damage at the level of
perception itself. His
call to "rebuke them
sternly" isn't
about punishment; the
Greek word for sound
carries medical roots — it
means to restore to
health.
When someone we love is
embracing something
spiritually harmful,
silence is not kindness.
It's negligence
dressed up as grace.
- What "empty
words" might be
shaping your faith more
than Scripture?
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