1 Timothy 1:5 meaning and explanation
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Timothy, his younger coworker left in charge at Ephesus, where certain men were teaching myths and genealogies that stirred speculation (verses 3 and 4). Verse 5 names the aim of the sound instruction Timothy is to give: not controversy but love.
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