The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-19
counssi Coz Christians. Titus
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NJ RALpa ROGERS

81 NaLFN N0gENS
A recent ehuekle oi the day ex-
pressed q most pertinent fact. u
said IN effect. "Experience Is the
hest lesson II ought % be since
Il costs TIE most" n mankind
would profit By the experience Of
ile.r fareiathers. this would be q
uah happier world. We too often
Discount The wise counsel Of our
fathers 20 our 0wn hurt. Neverthe-
IS Paul sees III 10 counsel an APT
tsd ready pupil. Titus, and through
I'm passes On 10 Christians Of ey'
~ generation q wholesome pat
m az Christian living.
Titus was mlnlsiering 10 the resi-
4 Is u Crete, "the island Of a
tlalred cities" The people Of this
and had been - isolated that
ley developed = philosophy Of their
GA. They were known as liars,
a mlschevous brutes and Tile
.ols." Paul knCw Crelans and
81 qualified 90 give Titus time
~ advice as 10 how they should be
landed. Nothing bat The graee Of
God could redeem these tickle pe0.
ple who had fallen into such low
estate 80 Titus Il 10 remind them
0l their error, 10 speak plainly. bat
gently, not bitterly. They are 10 be
piled rather than condemned.
Paul eas not such an old man
Rot during his years had aecumu.
lated considerable experience. Paul
lad Travelled throughout many pro.
slnces and knew the peculiariiies Of
TIE different peoples. Titus was
yourg and Of course could not
saeak from experience as could
Iaul, 80 the wise teacher urged bis
tr3taee 10 behave himself In such
way that his enemies win find
z IN him 10 criticize. lie
slms up his advise By observing
and doctrine, gravity and sound
ssseeh. His faith should be strong.
lhout doubt and his conversation
rioas lest they bctray the minis
tsr. Religion Is one thing Of which
enc mlnisler. az anyone for that
aaiicr. should not Joke. lie should
% an example Of good works.
@ has been said that boys are
llsl aid animals and should be
ut In a barrel and fed through the
tgr" hole What vas meant IL that
re average boy IA Just learning.
as not set become q social being
Uc8suiEing rights a others. and
taat Il Is . matter Of social al.
islment. In the same way the
retains were a stormy. rebelliOus
lt troublesome and qaarrelSome
"A notorious for their seditiOn.
What Paul urged upon Titus was
tat be have the Cretans develop
little respect for their govern.
aent. % obey the authorities and
l,ap their lawlessness.
While Paul counseled that they
be in subsection 90 rulers." he
never did urge anyone 90 obey any
rulhorlly when u vas wrong. Man
should obey God rather than men.
However when the Law Is for the
welfare Of all mankind they should
he ready for every good work.
obedience and respect Tor las and
order IA the only means Of pro-
noting peace In any city or state.
That simply means that the Chris
tan win not Just sit By and eriti.
riFe the commissioners II the
county or City, bat will work with
them O. establish such just and
righteous laws as viii be fair and
just % al concerned
The difficulty In Crete was that
each ore thought they knew what
was llst and fair. II vas . matter
az individual opinion without re
gard % recognized authority, II Is
aid that when Lees troops invad.
"a Pennsylvania. a eocky semitic.
nan from Philadelphia wired Gen
rral Halleck in Washington asking
that be be made Commander in
Chief Of the Federal forces with the
assumption that be- could win the
var within q week Il given the
chance. General Halleck sent him
word that they had more generals
than they could use. bot that they
did need private soldiers. All the
CrCtans wanted 20 be Ecnevals The
difficulty In most churches even 90.
day Is that too many want 20 be
Napoleon
Paul urged that We "sbeak evil
q no man" In the Methodist