1Ti 1:5 | MHM | STEP | Timothy Reminded of His Charge In this part of the letter, Paul reminds Timothy about his responsibility to protect the church from false teachers. He explains the true purpose of God’s law and the greatness of the gospel. Paul warns against people who create confusion with strange teachings, and he encourages Timothy to focus on love and sound doctrine. v. 5 : Paul says, The end of the commandment is charity —which means love (Romans 13:8-10 ). The main goal of God’s law is to lead us to love God and love other people. Any teaching that does not encourage love is not fulfilling the real purpose of God’s commandments. This love must come from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith. If we have knowledge but do not have love, it is useless (1 Corinthians 13:1 ). Jesus also said, By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you love one another (John 13:35 ). Some teachers were missing this point and were causing arguments in the church instead of building up love.

‏ 1 Timothy 1:5

Timothy Reminded of His Charge

In this part of the letter, Paul reminds Timothy about his responsibility to protect the church from false teachers. He explains the true purpose of God’s law and the greatness of the gospel. Paul warns against people who create confusion with strange teachings, and he encourages Timothy to focus on love and sound doctrine.

v. 5: Paul says, The end of the commandment is charity—which means love (Romans 13:8-10 ^a). The main goal of God’s law is to lead us to love God and love other people. Any teaching that does not encourage love is not fulfilling the real purpose of God’s commandments. This love must come from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith. If we have knowledge but do not have love, it is useless (1 Corinthians 13:1 ^b). Jesus also said, By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you love one another (John 13:35 ^c). Some teachers were missing this point and were causing arguments in the church instead of building up love.