Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
What does 1 Timothy 6:5 mean?
Christians were not to suppose that religious knowledge, or Christian privileges, gave them any right to despise heathen masters, or to disobey lawful commands, or to expose their faults to others.
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Keep this verse inside 1 Timothy 6:3-7 and alongside a few nearby related passages.