TITUS 1:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works — they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work — the final indictment reverses the connection between knowledge and conduct: to know God (homologein eidein) while denying him in works (tois ergois arnountai) is radical moral incoherence. The erga (works) reveal the true heart; knowledge without corresponding righteousness is demonic profession. The string of vices (detestable, disobedient, unfit) marks their total disqualification from ministry.
Church Fathers on Titus 1:16
The swine therefore is clean. Why then was it forbidden as unclean? It was not unclean by nature; for, “all things are pure.” Nothing is more unclean than a fish, inasmuch as it even feeds upon human flesh. But it was permitted and considered clean. Nothing is more unclean than a bird, for it eats worms; or than a stag, which is said to have its name from eating serpents. Yet all these were eaten. Why then was the swine forbidden, and many other things? Not because they were…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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