1Tim 1:3 (NIV) As I urged
you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in
Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to
teach false doctrines any longer 4 nor to devote themselves to myths and
endless genealogies. These
promote controversies rather than God's work–which is by faith. 5 The goal of this command is love,
which comes from a pure heart and a good
conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Some have wandered away
from these and turned to meaningless talk. 7
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not
know what they are talking about or what they so
confidently affirm.