1 Timothy 4:7
7 But [de] refuse [paraiteomai] profane [bebelos] and [kai] old wives [graodes]' fables, [muthos] and [de] exercise [gumnazo] thyself [seautou] rather unto [pros] godliness. [eusebeia] KJV-Interlinear
7 But have nothing to do with
worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself
for the purpose of godliness; NASB
Pursue truth, not false
things.Fables, is a reference for stories,
tales, things made up, whether from years gone by or
contemporary popular views.
Fables serve only to
distract from truth, only to perpetuate discussions or arguments.
This is not a reference
to childrens stories or things that serve to
symbolize principles of truth and honor.
Fables,
muthos, refers to myths, fiction, ideas that pretend to be wise,
false instruction as in false principles or norms or standards.
Many a person who
pursues religion or cults in its many forms, or politics, or social engineering
concepts, will approach life and these subjects as though they are all open to
discussion or debate, if only to exercise an open minded approach to life. To explore other views or
ideas.To appear as though one is
progressive or wise in life.
These things are all
wrapped up in the word, fables.
Remember there are only
two views in the universe, Gods and Satan's.
Truth is from God, everything else is from Satan. Truth stands on its
own.Lies have to have discussion
otherwise they would never stand up in anything.
Truth is always
apparent to those who possess knowledge or the desire to learn it.
Lies have to be veiled
in deceptive phrases, and appeal only to those who are na ve or ignorant of truth.
Lies find their followers only in the fools
of the world.
How does the saying
go? Show me the followers of false
things, and I will show you fools.
Old
women, graodes, is an expression which has been popular since time
immemorial.It is used as a criticism,
or in a derogatory or insulting sense.
In ancient times, women
were denied the many advantages of men.
They grew up without education or training. And this is the background of the general
sense of the expression.Lacking
education, they grew old and came up with the most bizarre of notions about
life.Thus wives tales or fables or
myths come from this expression of invented viewpoints. They are beliefs based on gossip and lies.
For example:
An acorn should be
carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
Pull the petals off of a
flower saying with each pull, he/she loves me, he/she
loves me not.The last petal pulled
decides your love fate.
Spit on a new baseball bat
before using it for the first time to make it lucky.
To protect yourself
from witches, wear a blue bead.
If a woman is buried in
black, she will return to haunt the family.
And so you can look up
wives tales online and discover the many gems of wisdom that you have been
missing in your life.
However, people will
make things up out of nothing, and believe them, but they will read the Bible which
has phenomenal truth and history and reliability, and they will not believe it.
They will even go so far as to make up arguments that they say discredit the
Bible, which is a popular approach against truth for people of other religions. But, if you analyzed their arguments closely,
then you would see that they are made up of the same things that wives tales
are made up of, namely invented or tainted data.
And this is of course
not limited to cute stories, but extends into more serious topics such as
government policy, social norms, and especially views of what is or is not
important in life.
Everything, every view
in this world, is designed to distract you away from God, Christ, and
doctrine.Why? Because, do you remember what the ultimate
source, of all of these lies, is?Doctrines of demons or Satan.
Life in this world is
not restricted to our immediate environment, but ultimately controlled or under
a strong influence from evil out of the angelic conflict.
Do you remember what
your ultimate destiny is?Not to be
focused only on this life, but to be prepared for the next life. One day this world will end, just as one day
your life will end.And you need to be
prepared for that future.
And that preparation
comes from, exercise in Godliness.
Exercise is the repetition
of motion or action which builds up and tones and hones the body. Godliness is your spiritual life.
Therefore, your mandate
is to tone up, hone up, your spiritual attributes, your spiritual life. And
there is only one way to do that.Study,
listen, learn, and grow up in your spiritual life. That comes from doctrine, not from fables,
not from the opinions of this world.
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