1 Timothy 1:4

Tell them to give up. The circumcision party had picked up elements of Greek mysticism and blended these with Jewish tradition. They used this to "prove" that salvation comes only through obeying the Law of Moses. See note on Titus 1:14. Legends. These are myths invented by the teachers of the Law. Long lists of names. Philo, a Jew of Alexandria, had built up a mystical interpretation of these lists of names, in which they were symbolic of different conditions of the soul. See note on Titus 3:9. They do not serve God's plan. These false doctrines can only produce arguments. They tear down and destroy, rather than build up!