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, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Avoiding

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God's redemptive plan that operates by faith.

But reject those myths fit only for the godless and gullible, and train yourself for godliness.

You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you

To Titus, my genuine son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior!

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the law, because they are useless and empty.

Oppositions

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, "What does this foolish babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.