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“One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:12-13).
Here is another comment in that article about the things that God supposedly does not care about—“God doesn’t play favorites with cultures or judge based on ethnicity or nationality. He appreciates the rich diversity He created and values all people equally.” This statement is also somewhat misleading.
First of all, God did not create culture; man did. Then the world divided up into nations, away back in the book of Genesis. There is some truth in the statement that “God doesn’t play favorites with cultures,” for the early apostles never tried to change the local culture where they preached the gospel, unless that culture interfered with God’s claims. Then, as we see in our verse today, God’s Word judges every culture.
We cannot go against God’s Word by claiming that it is part of our culture. The Apostle Paul did not hesitate to condemn the Cretians for their behavior, even though it was part of their culture. Their practices were a dishonor to the Lord, and they needed to change.
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