1 Timothy 6:20

“O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you”: What had been entrusted to Timothy was God's truth (2 Timothy 2:2), and Timothy is expected to guard this truth, that is, preach it faithfully without any addition or subtraction (2 Timothy 4:2). And, to preach it when it needs to be preached. Do we feel the same responsibility to guard God's truth? (Proverbs 23:23).

1 Timothy 6:20 “Avoiding worldly and empty chatter”: The tense here is present, Timothy must be continually avoiding such things. “Worldly” signifies that which is of nonsacred character. The term “empty” refers to “arguments with no real content” (Reese p. 303).

1 Timothy 6:20 “And the opposing arguments of what is falsely called ‘knowledge'”: Often those who advocate error claim that their error is the true enlightened knowledge on the matter or like the theory of Evolution, that it is “scientific”. Timothy had to battle false or pseudo-knowledge just like we do today. It is nothing new for someone to claim that they have. superior knowledge to what is revealed in the Bible. “This falsely-named knowledge subjects God and His revelation to the mind of man. Throughout the history of the church, there have been men who have claimed. superior knowledge, and have subjugated Scripture to their boasted intellect. Whether they be termed Gnostics or modern liberals, the attitude is the same” (Kent p. 210).