Understandably, Paul entreated his dear friend Timothy: “O Timothy, guard what is laid up in trust with you, turning away from the empty speeches that violate what is holy and from the contradictions of the falsely called ‘ knowledge. ’ For making a show of such knowledge some have deviated from the faith. ” ​ — 1 Timothy 6: 20, 21.
Nav grūti saprast, kāpēc Pāvils savam draugam Timotejam lūdza: ” Tu, Timotej, paglabā uzticēto mantu, novērsdamies no nesvētām valodām un pretrunām, kas ceļas no nepareizas tā dēvētās atziņas; daži, turēdamies pie tās, ir nomaldījušies no ticības. ”