9 Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. 10 If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. 11 For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them.
12 I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to meet me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to stay there for the winter. 13 Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need. 14 Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive.
15 Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers—all who love us.
May God’s grace be with you all.
Terrie's Comments:
We have gone from not arguing about politics to avoiding foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees OR in quarrels and fights about obedience to the law. These things are USELESS and a WASTE OF TIME.
This is kind of the clincher... people who do these things have turned away from the truth. We need to be in the word, speak the word, live the word. Man doesn't live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
People learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others. We live in a community that is really good at meeting urgent needs... how about the rest of you? How is this played out in your communities or homes?
Tori's Comments:
I find it so crazy in a way how often the same argument is repeated in the New Testament: you're free from the law! I don't know if people can't believe it or just don't want to.
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