Remind your people. Crete had been under Roman control for about 100 years at this time, but the people were restive! The circumcision party said no believer in the True God had any responsibility to the civil government and its laws, because these things were purely human. Paul had to fight against this kind of thinking everywhere he went!!! Compare Rom. Ch. 13. Christians are to be good citizens! Every good thing that the civil government might require them to do.

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