TSK · 1 Timothy 1:7

The Lord says,“These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.

Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’

Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?

An Appeal from Allegory Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,