Verse 9
9. Holding fast Passing from his moral qualities to his doctrinal firmness and abilities.
Faithful word Comp. 1 Timothy 1:15.
Taught From Christ through his apostles.
Able The elder must be a sound theologian, and a competent public defender of truth and corrector of error. The elder is thus the spokesman and preacher of his Church.
Exhort Encourage believers, inquirers, and all willing auditors.
Convince Refute, and produce conviction if possible.
Gainsayers Contradictors, whether in the Church or in the circle of listeners and attendants upon the congregation. As possessor of the truth of Christ, he was to judge, refute, and condemn all opposing heresy.
Counter Portraiture of the Cretan Errorists, 10-16, 10. Ample are the reasons for such ability, for opposers are many.
Unruly Repudiating the apostolic authority and doctrine, and setting up their own invented dogmas.
Vain talkers Utterers of the vain jangling of 1 Timothy 1:6, where see note.
Deceivers Mind-deluders, who cheat men’s brains with fancy dogmas.
Circumcision Here, as at Ephesus, the main errorists were Jews. See note on 1 Timothy 1:4.
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