Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless
But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appe
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and n
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to
he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your mind
But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undiscipl
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own cr
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of th
But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of th
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his
For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life
“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with
and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will y
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the
Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s wo
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.