1 Timothy 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

O timothy

1 Timothy 6:11

2 Timothy 2:1

Avoiding

Oppositions

Bible References

O timothy

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Avoiding

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness,

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,

To Titus, my true son in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

But avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Oppositions

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”—because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

For it is written:

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.

However, we do speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.