constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
"The indictment of the false teachers is thus multifaceted and comprehensive. It begins with their heterodoxy (1 Timothy 6:3), which is correlated with their conceit and lack of real understanding (1 Timothy 6:4 a) and their sick interest in mere controversy (1 Timothy 6:4 b), turns to the maliciousness of life that flows from these characteristics (1 Timothy 6:4 c), roots all this in spiritual blindness (1 Timothy 6:5 a), and ends with their materialistic motivation (1 Timothy 6:5 b). It is given to warn the church against such people. [Note: Knight, The Pastoral . . ., pp. 252-53.] 