1 Timothy 6:20

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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, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

Do you then, my son, strengthen you heart in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

Avoiding

he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,

nor to be paying attention to myths and interminable genealogies, which tend to promote discussions rather than a stewardship entrusted by God, a stewardship which is in faith.

Ever reject these profane and old womanish myths; and continually train yourself for the contest of godliness.

But do you hold fast what you have learned and have held to be true. You know those from whom you have learned it,

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

But avoid foolish questionings and genealogies and dissensions and wranglings about the law; for these are unprofitable and empty.

Oppositions

A few of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him again and again. Some were saying, "What has this beggarly fellow to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

While they professed to be wise, they became fools,

For thus it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the philosophers, And the prudence of the prudent will I confound.

Notwithstanding, among those who are mature I do teach philosophy; though not the philosophy of the present age, nor of its rulers who are coming to nought.

For the philosophy of this world is foolishness in God's sight. It is written, He snares the wise in their own craftiness,

Take care lest any man drag you away captive by his philosophy which is a vain deceit, following the traditions of men and the world's crude notions, and not Christ.