Above Reproach

Titus 2:7-8 (ESV)
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, [8]and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Can you always be above reproach? Is this possible? I can tell you first hand, not on my own strength. The charge to Titus here is straightforward: Live what you profess! And when you teach be pure, honest and genuine (live what you profess) with truth. If you are living in God’s truth through Christ, then being above reproach goes hand-in-hand with yesterday’s teaching (Titus 1:15).

Remember that we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us and there to guide us (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). We have also been charged to put God first and behave in a way that proclaims Him (Romans 12:1-2). To achieve “above reproach” is all about living for God and not for self (John 3:30).