They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

and a sound message that cannot be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

instructing us to say ?No? to ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.