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Colossians 2:8
Make sure no one controls you. They will try to control you by using false reasoning that has no meaning. Their ideas depend on human teachings. They also depend on the basic spiritual powers of this world. They don’t depend on Christ.
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2 Timothy 2 16
Stay away from godless chatter. Those who take part in it will become more and more ungodly.
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2 Timothy 3 14-2 Timothy 3 16
But I want you to continue to follow what you have learned and are sure about. You know the people you learned it from.You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.
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Colossians 2:18
Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit.
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1 Timothy 1 4
And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.
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Romans 3:2
There is great value in every way! First of all, the Jews have been given the very words of God.
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1 Timothy 6 14
Obey it until our Lord Jesus Christ appears. Obey it completely. Then no one can find fault with it or you.
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2 Thessalonians 2 15
Brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Hold on to what we taught you. We passed our teachings on to you by what we preached and wrote.
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2 Timothy 1 12-2 Timothy 1 14
That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But this gives me no reason to be ashamed. That’s because I know who I have believed in. I am sure he is able to take care of what I have given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns as judge.Follow what you heard from me as the pattern of true teaching. Follow it with faith and love because you belong to Christ Jesus.Guard the truth of the good news that you were trusted with. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
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1 Corinthians 3 19
The wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes. It is written,“ God catches wise people in their own evil plans.”( Job 5:13)
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Titus 1:9
The message as it has been taught can be trusted. He must hold firmly to it. Then he will be able to use true teaching to comfort others and build them up. He will be able to prove that people who oppose it are wrong.
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2 Timothy 2 1
My son, be strong in the grace that is yours in Christ Jesus.
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1 Timothy 1 6
Some have turned from these teachings. They would rather talk about things that have no meaning.
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Acts 17:18
A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked,“ What is this fellow chattering about?” Others said,“ He seems to be telling us about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead.
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1 Timothy 4 7
Don’t have anything to do with godless stories and silly tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.
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Titus 3:9
But keep away from foolish disagreements. Don’t argue about family histories. Don’t make trouble. Don’t fight about what the law teaches. Don’t argue about things like that. It doesn’t do any good. It doesn’t help anyone.
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2 Thessalonians 1 4
So among God’s churches we brag about the fact that you don’t give up easily. We brag about your faith in all the suffering and testing you are going through.
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1 Corinthians 1 19-1 Corinthians 1 23
It is written,“ I will destroy the wisdom of those who are wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”( Isaiah 29:14)Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?God wisely planned that the world would not know him through its own wisdom. It pleased God to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe.Jews require signs. Greeks look for wisdom.But we preach about Christ and his death on the cross. That is very hard for Jews to accept. And everyone else thinks it’s foolish.
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Acts 17:21
All the people of Athens spent their time talking about and listening to the latest ideas. People from other lands who lived there did the same.
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1 Timothy 1 11
True teaching agrees with the good news about the glory of the blessed God. He trusted me with that good news.
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Titus 1:14
Then they will pay no attention to Jewish stories that aren’t true. They won’t listen to the mere human commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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1 Corinthians 2 6
The words we speak to those who have grown in the faith are wise. Our words are different from the wisdom of this world. Our words are different from those of the rulers of this world. These rulers are becoming less and less powerful.
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1 Timothy 6 11
But you are a man of God. Run away from all these things. Try hard to do what is right and godly. Have faith, love and gentleness. Hold on to what you believe.
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Revelation 3:3
So remember what you have been taught and have heard. Hold firmly to it. Turn away from your sins. If you don’t wake up, I will come like a thief. You won’t know when I will come to you.
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Titus 1:4
Titus, I am sending you this letter. You are my true son in the faith we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
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1 Timothy 6 4-1 Timothy 6 5
Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.It stirs up trouble all the time among people whose minds are twisted by sin. The truth they once had has been taken away from them. They think they can get rich by being godly.
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Romans 1:22
They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.