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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. |
Bible Question:
What in your estimation consititutes ingnorant and foolish speculations? Does this only apply to ideas that don't have any basis in scriptures, or is it more than that? blessings abound, bowler |
Bible Answer: 1 Cor 4:6 says that you may learn not to exceed what is written. I feel like this verse is a little clearer on what this "foolish speculation" is. I understand it to be anything beyond what scripture reveals to us. This would include taking a topic further than scripture reveals to us. This is a problem for two main reasons that I can think of. 1. Leads to conflict within the church, because we don't have an answer and therefore we are extending ourselves onto guess work which people are going to disagree and argue about. 2. While many of us may enjoy trying to figure out such things, it is ultimately unprofitable for righteousness and knowing God, which is what our concern should be. Scripture has given us everything that we need for life and righteousness. Now, given all of this, I don't think it is always wrong for a couple of christians to discuss some brain twister. But two things should be kept in mind. It is for fun, and shouldn't be returned to the shelf in full awareness of its usefulness even IF we were to figure it out, and secondly that we should never bring it up in front of questions that don't have the level of maturity to handle it at such. I think anything beyond this is going into what Paul has warned us about. |
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