False Teachers

 "From Paul, apostle of CHRIST JESUS, by a command of GOD, our Savior, and of CHRIST JESUS, our hope, to Timothy, my true son in the faith.

May GOD the FATHER, and CHRIST JESUS, our LORD, give you grace, mercy and peace.

When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to remain in Ephesus, to warn certain persons not to teach false doctrine, or to concern themselves with fables and endless genealogies.  These give rise to discussions, rather than promoting a better service of GOD, through faith.  The aim of our warning is love, which comes from a pure mind, a good conscience and sincere faith.

Some have turned away from such motivation and have strayed into useless discussions.  They claim to be teachers of the law when, in fact, they understand neither what they say nor the things they speak about.

We know that the law is good, as long as it serves its purpose.  The law is not for the righteous, but for the lawless, and for the wicked and sinful, for those who do not respect GOD, and religion, for those who kill their parents, for murderers, for those who indulge in unlawful sex and homosexuality, for kidnappers and exploiters, for liars and perjurers, and for all that is contrary to sound doctrine, to the gospel of the GOD of glory and happiness, which was entrusted to me." - 1 Timothy 1:1-11 

(We will note only what refers to false prophets.  Since the apostles who had seen CHRIST were dead, some people forgot that all of faith is based on what CHRIST taught.  Instead of reading and actually living the Gospel, certain people began to discuss and work out religious theories.

The aim of warning is love which comes from a pure mind.   Timothy must  be firm in eliminating these discussions that weaken the Church and prevent development of the love that saves people.  Even bloody wars came out of sterile religious arguments.)

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