1 Timothy 4:1-8 (The Message)
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The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars.
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These liars have lied so well and for so long that they've lost their capacity for truth.
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They will tell you not to get married. They'll tell you not to eat this or that food - perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by Christians!
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Everything God created is good, and to be received with thanks. Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out.
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God's Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy.
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You've been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the Christians there, and you'll be a good servant of Jesus.
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Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God - no spiritual flabbiness, please!
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Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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