1 Timothy 1:7

“Wanting to be teachers of the Law”: That is, they want to be viewed as experts concerning the Law of Moses (Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34). They desired and coveted the respect that was given to the official teachers of the Law of Moses and this desire indicates that his apostasy came from Christians of. Jewish background. In the First Century there were various groups that tried to cling to the Law of Moses and argue that it was still binding upon Christians (Acts 15:1).

1 Timothy 1:7 “Even though they do not understand either what they are saying”: “The most jarring accusation that can be brought against one who claims to be. scholar is to call him ignorant” (Reese p. 16). See Matthew 12:7; Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:27.

1 Timothy 1:7 “Or the matters about which they make confident assertions”: The “matters” in this verse would include the strange doctrines in 1 Timothy 1:3. These false teachers were very confident in what they were saying, they were forceful, positive, and presented their position strongly, yet they were dead wrong. Confidence is no substitute for the truth, and being confident about something does not make it right or true. “The false teachers announce their errors with assurance” (Vincent p. 206).