Faulty teachers

1 Timothy 1:3-22 (New International Version, ©2010)

  ³ As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer ⁴ or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. ⁵ The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. ⁶ Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. ⁷ They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.  ⁸ We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.


 Leonard's Ravenhill's thoughts about men who pray for 6 months expecting to know it all when Christ took 30 years to prepare His ministry!


"You see, today we try to organize. We try to get a bunch of people together. God never did that. God takes individual men. He takes Moses to the backside of the desert. John the Baptist was in the wilderness until the day of his showing forth.
       Jesus, the Son of God who had left the Glory, spent thirty years in training
       to minister!
       John Baptist thirty years in training.
       The apostle Paul at least thirty years.
       Moses at least forty years;
and we want to go to Bible School six months and come out like a super prophet! It’s the time factor that kills most of us. Tell me how much time you spend alone with God and I will tell you how spiritual you are.
       Not how many meetings you go to.
             Not how many gifts you have.
                     Not how many sermons you preach.
                            Not how many records you’ve made.

Tell me what time you spend alone with God...
and I’ll tell you how spiritual you are." http://www.ravenhill.org/johnbaptist.htm