Titus 1:9
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9 He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.
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2 Timothy 1:13
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13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
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2 Thessalonians 2:15
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15 With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.
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1 Timothy 6:3
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3 Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.
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1 Timothy 1:10
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10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders,[a] liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching
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- 1:10 Or kidnappers.
1 Timothy 1:15
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15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
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Titus 2:1
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Promote Right Teaching
2 As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.
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Titus 1:11
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11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
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2 Timothy 4:3
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3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
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Proverbs 23:23
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23 Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Job 2:3
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3 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”
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Revelation 3:3
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3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
Revelation 2:25
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25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.
Jude 3
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The Danger of False Teachers
3 Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
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Titus 2:7-8
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7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. 8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
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2 Timothy 2:25
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25 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.
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1 Timothy 4:9
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9 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it.
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1 Timothy 1:19
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19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
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Acts 18:28
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28 He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah.
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Job 27:6
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6 I will maintain my innocence without wavering.
My conscience is clear for as long as I live.
Revelation 3:11
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11 I am coming soon.[a] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
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- 3:11 Or suddenly, or quickly.
1 Corinthians 14:24
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24 But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say.
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