Of those who caused these arguments, Paul wrote: “If any man teaches other doctrine and does not assent to healthful words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, nor to the teaching that accords with godly devotion, he is puffed up with pride, not understanding anything, but being mentally diseased over questionings and debates about words.
लहानसहान गोष्टींवरून निरर्थक वादविवाद करण्यात वेळ घालवण्याऐवजी त्यांनी सतत स्वतःला ‘ जगापासून निष्कलंक ठेवण्याचा ’ प्रयत्न केला.