1 Timothy 6:4
4 He is proud, [tuphoo] knowing [epistamai] nothing, [medeis] but [alla] doting [noseo] about [peri] questions [zetesis] and [kai] strifes of words, [logomachia] whereof [ek] [hos] cometh [ginomai] envy, [phthonos] strife, [eris] railings, [blasphemia] evil [poneros] surmisings, [huponoia] KJV-Interlinear
4 he is conceited and understands
nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes
about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil
suspicions, NASB
Truth stands on its own
and is readily apparent to anyone who has an objective view of it.
Any other opinion is
nothing more than the invention of conjecture with no basis in fact. And yet, there are those who will invent
theories, if only to create discussions, debates and arguments over their
theories or beliefs.
All religions fall into
this category of thinking.All cults
fall into this category of thinking.All
philosophies fall into this category of thinking.
Conceited, tuphoo, means smoke, or air filled with nothing useful,
inflated, high minded, proud, arrogant.
To understand nothing,
means that the person proposing some untruth, lacks
the ability to recognize the repercussions of their arguments. They may certainly know the difference
between truth and lies, but their agenda is not in promoting truth, but in
promoting themselves. They have a high opinion of their own intelligence,
scholarship, insights, and presume that their arguments are legitimate
discussions of their own intellectual discoveries.
Truth is obvious to
anyone who is objective.
Therefore, if truth is
rejected, then the argument has to be over words, their meanings, and to raised questions concerning alternate opinions that cannot
easily be proved.
For example, no human
was around when the universe was created, therefore there is no direct human witness. We do not have any video of its creation, and
therefore when evolution is raised, there is no hard evidence differentiating
between the two.Faith is all we have to
go on, that the Bible is true, and that impossible to prove evolution theories,
are not true.
No one can prove the
precise date of Jesus birth, or the crucifixion, and yet we believe in Him and
His sacrifice.
Stories galore, abound
regarding who is to blame for Jesus execution, as to His relationships with
others, whether or not He had a wife or even children, as to the power of
various sacred articles (the cup, the shroud, etc.). And all of these stories are mere inventions
or fantasies so as to bring doubt or ambiguity into peoples view of Christianity.
Opponents argue over
words and their definitions.They argue
just for the sake of argument.And they
argue only because they are arrogant. They want attention directed at them and
not at the truth of the Bible.Their
arguments will be ambiguous, and impossible to prove. Their arguments will be
circular in order to avoid factual attachment to reality. They will use your own words as though they
were theirs.And all the while, their
words are nothing more than empty air.
By pursuing recognition
for themselves, they reject the idea that the Bible can bring them recognition
and success through faith.They deeply
desire credit for themselves, where the Bible gives all credit to Christ,
making man a mere beneficiary of His work and plan.
Their attacks against
truth, are intended to confuse and raise doubt in others, thus destroying
others opportunities for understanding and a better life, rather than in
helping people to understand the truth of a matter, and giving others an
opportunity for a better life.
Those who reject truth,
have lust desires for themselves, and do not care for the
life of others.
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