Titus 1:9 · KJV

"Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."

King James Version

Passage Context

⁷For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

⁸But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

⁹Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

¹⁰For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

¹¹Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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Reflection Questions

How do you discern sound doctrine in your faith?

What does it mean for you to hold fast to your beliefs?

When have you had to defend your faith against opposing views?

Life Application

faith

Study the scriptures regularly to strengthen your understanding of sound doctrine.

conviction

Be prepared to share your beliefs with confidence, using sound reasoning and scripture.

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