The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

 1 Timothy 1:1-20

To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 

We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious...and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.

There had been a tremendous response to Paul's preaching in and around Ephesus. A great many Christian groups had sprung up almost overnight. And Paul was quick to realize how vulnerable they were to wrong teaching. Ten years later his fears had materialized. Apocryphal Jewish legends and family trees were being made the basis of strange teaching. This was a wrong approach to the Old Testament law, and Timothy must stop it spreading. The Christian message should result in faith and love and a clear conscience - not idle speculation.  It has always seemed more exciting to argue over abstruse topics than to live the Christian life.

Why?

Paul told his son in faith about the dangers of false teaching, and what is the true command. It is love, comes from a pure heart and a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

Keeping with the prophecies once made about Timothy, and Paul hopes he may fight the battle well. The way is holding on to faith and a good conscience.

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保羅在主裏與提摩太情同父子。

有人在教會教無窮的家譜，荒渺無憑的語言的人，所傳的並不榮耀神，對人也沒有益處。要為此打美好的仗，即要傳講真理，傳講是出於愛，也為了愛。律法的總綱是愛人，愛神。

愛是從1)清潔的心：有人想要彰顯自己。和2)無虧的良心： 沒有對不起人，3)無偽的信心：按自己實際的信心，不是虛偽的。

聽了道如果沒有愛，這篇道對我就沒有意義。

疫情發生後，開始有人開始說預言，大家很稀奇，想要聽，但是聽了之後沒有更愛主、更愛人。瘟疫其實聖經早就講了，人卻喜愛聽預言。

律法不是為義人設立，律法不能救贖人，扭轉人。人有律法雖然好，但是人更需要福音。人如果沒有福音，只有律法，只會逼迫人，讓人驕傲。

無窮的家譜，讓人知道祖先是神。家譜叫人謙卑，人在生命的洪流中微不足道。但是今天卻因為有顯赫身世而驕傲，身世不好的人自卑。所以教導者要傳揚愛，使人更愛神，更愛人。

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How?

Keep our faith and love and conscience of love from the Lord to fight against false command on the world.