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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:23 But have nothing to do with foolish and ignorant speculations [useless disputes over unedifying, stupid controversies], since you know that they produce strife and give birth to quarrels. |
Subject: Avoid Disputes Over Secondary Matters |
Bible Note: Avoid Disputes Over Secondary Matters 'Some things (such as the bodily resurrection of Christ) are non-negotiable. Other things may be open to debate, such as who wrote the book of Hebrews, the nature of Paul’s “thorn in the flesh,” and the number of angels that can stand on the head of a pin. WE AVOID BECOMING EMBROILED IN DISPUTATIONS OVER SECONDARY MATTERS (2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9)' (www.gotquestions.org/tolerance-Christian.html). (Emphasis added.) AMPLIFIED 2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questionings, for you know that they foster strife and breed quarrels. AMPLIFIED Titus 3:9 But avoid stupid and foolish controversies and genealogies and dissensions and wrangling about the Law, for they are unprofitable and futile. All right, people, if you ignore Forum guidelines, how about at least obeying the Word of God? After all, trifling controversies, dissensions and wrangling do not glorify God. Nor do they edify anyone. "Look for people who always seem stuck on one over-emphasized point of theology. This is the person who bangs the proverbial drum for his own little area. Some crazy quirk. And it usually is not some great divine insight. They'd like you to think they're so close to God that they have a great divine insight that no one else has. The fact of the matter is they're seeking a platform for the feeding of their ego. Watch for people with a lack of balance." --Heard on Christian Radio Grace and peace, Kalos |