Titus 3:10
KJV
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
NIV
Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
Scripture shows that truth itself can cause division. Should we have rejected Elijah, Jeremiah, or Christ himself, who were all divisive in their day? The KJV’s “heretick” keeps the focus on one who is corrupted in false doctrine, while “divisive” can wrongly make all division seem sinful. This makes it nearly impossible to stand for truth since defending sound doctrine could be labeled and rejected simply for causing disagreement.
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