1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 Timothy 1:4 Myths in the NT is a negative term. It describes strange, untrue, and even deceptive beliefs (compare 2 Timothy 4:4; Titus 1:14). Given the reference to the misuse of the law in 1 Timothy 1:7, genealogies seems to refer to questionable use of OT accounts of biblical characters or family trees. Stewardship from God refers either to God’s orderly plan of salvation in all human history, or to human responsibility (“stewardship”) in advancing that plan. In either case, the false teaching results in speculations (unprovable theories) rather than the advance of the kingdom by faith in Christ.

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