Arguments

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

• War

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

• Grace
• Pure
• Heart

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

• House

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

• Character
• Paul
• Church

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

• Disobedient
• Character
• Envious

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, read more Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. show less