Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. I Timothy 1:1-11, KJV
One New Man translates:
Paul, an apostle of Messiah Y’shua, according to a command of God our Savior and Messiah Y’shua, our Hope, 2 to Timothy, a true child in faith, grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Messiah Y’shua our Lord.
3 Just as I urged you, remain longer in Ephesus while I go to Macedonia, so that you could command some not to teach a different doctrine 4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which promote useless speculations rather than divine training that is in faith.
5 But the goal of the command is love out of a clean heart and a good conscience and sincere faith, 6 from which, when some missed the mark they turned away to fruitless talk 7 wanting to be teachers of Torah (Teaching), although they understood neither what they were saying nor about what they were confidently insisting.
8 But we know that the Torah (Teaching) is good, if someone would use it lawfully for himself,
9 as we know this, that Torah (Teaching) is not given for a righteous one, but one heedless of Torah (Teaching) and with rebellious ones, impious and sinners, unholy and profane, who kill their fathers and mothers, murderers, 10 fornicators, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and any other one who acts contrary to sound teaching 11 according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted. I Timothy 1:1-11
From what we read Paul is an apostle by commandment of God and Yeshua.
Paul had appointed Timothy to be leader of the church at Ephesus, and he is instructed to command some not to teach a different doctrine. This could be related to the different legalistic teachings of various believing Pharisee sects, or the Gnostic teachings of the Greeks coming in to the Ephesus assembly.
In verse 4, Timothy is ordered to not pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which are secondary matters. There are speculations concerning these myths and genealogies, but no one has a precise explanation of what they were in the first century. However, the assembly is to stay focused on divine training that is in faith. It is here one would think there are those people who want to be teachers, but they are rebelling by replacing the gospel of Messiah with teachings concerning myths and genealogies. They refuse to have their behavior controlled by the gospel.
It says in verse 5: “Now the end of the commandment,” and some stop short here, and read this as proof that the Torah was abolished, yet the Word itself states we are not to add to it or take away from it. Deuteronomy 4:2 and 12:32. Even Yeshua said: One jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law (Torah) till all is fulfilled. Matthew 5:18. According to His teaching, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
In this passage the word end means goal. The Hebrew word for end is tachlit, Yiddish is tachlis. Tachlit and tachlis means goal or purpose. HaBrit Chadashah and The Jewish Orthodox Brit Chadasha
The Greek word is telos. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon submits: “the end to which all things relate, the aim, purpose.”
The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament, Nestle-Alande states it like this: Nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship (good order) from God that is by faith. 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
It is not the end (abolishing) of the Law, or Torah, as some teach, because we know that Yeshua did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17); that is, to give the correct interpretation of His Teachings/Torah.
Paul was also falsely accused by the Jews that he abolished the Torah in Acts 21:21, The next day Paul went with us to Jacob (James), and all the elders were present. 19 And greeting them warmly he explained, point by point, what God had done among the heathens through his ministry. 20 And those listening praised God and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of those who believe are among the Jewish people and all are zealous for the Torah (Teaching): 21 And they were informed about you, that you teach apostasy from Moses to all the Jewish people among the heathens, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk in the customs of our fathers. 22 Therefore what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. 23 So you must do this, which we are telling you: there are with us four men having a vow on themselves. 24 Taking them with you, you must now take it upon yourself to be purified (red heifer ashes?) with them and you must pay for them so that they will shave their heads, and all will know that what was reported about you is not true but that you are holding and guarding the Torah (Teaching). 26 Then the next day, Paul, having taken the men, and having been purified with them, was entering the Temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification until the offering could be offered for each of them. One New Man
Paul did not argue with James/Jacob or the other elders of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 21:18) that offered this suggestion as proof of his observing the Torah. However, it did not protect him, as the following chapters of Acts gives the account that he was attacked and arrested.
The goal of the Torah is love, that is, instructions on how to love God and how to love your neighbor. If the Torah is abolished, then the law to love your neighbor is abolished.
Could we really believe that Now the end of the commandment is charity (love)? Does it sound logical that the commandment to love has come to an end? Are we no more commanded to love our God and our neighbor?
Yeshua summed up the Torah this way, that is, to love God and love your neighbor. The greatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, our soul, and with our mind—our whole being. Matthew 22:34-40
5 But the goal of the command is love out of a clean heart and a good conscience and sincere faith, 6 from which, when some missed the mark they turned away to fruitless talk 7 wanting to be teachers of Torah (Teaching), although they understood neither what they were saying nor about what they were confidently insisting.
Missed the mark is a Hebrew expression for sin. So, some in the assembly missed the mark and deviated from these three components: clean heart, good conscience, and sincere faith; and degenerated into words of emptiness. They want to make a name for themselves on worthless teachings that do not edify Messiah or the assembly. This is not the fruit of faith.
8 But we know that the Torah (Teaching) is good, if someone would use it lawfully for himself.
Aramaic reads like this: Now we know that Torah is a good thing if a man conducts himself in it according to it.
The man who practices Torah is considered righteous, in Hebrew that would be tzedek, they conduct themselves to love with a clean heart, good conscience, and sincere faith. The law is good to a righteous man who desires to live by the standards of God, so that he will be pleasing to God. The law will be good to a righteous man, because it is his roadmap to eternal life. Even Yeshua made mention of their belief that practicing Torah led to eternal life, John 5:39:
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me.
9 As we know this, that Torah (Teaching) is not given for a righteous one, but one heedless of Torah (Teaching) and with rebellious ones, impious and sinners, unholy, and profane, who kill their fathers and mothers, murderers 10 fornicators, homosexuals, kidnappers (slave dealers), liars, perjurers, and any other one who acts contrary to sound teaching.
Just to mention, all these things listed are intentional sins. No sacrifices were ever mentioned to temporarily cover these types of transgressions and abominations. Sacrifices were for unintentional sins. So, we have Paul listing these intentional sins from the Torah, which some today insist have come to an end. The Torah makes the distinction as to what is good, and what is evil. Those who are heedless of practicing Torah are controlled by their flesh, their sinful nature, so are these erring teachers in Timothy: any other one who acts contrary to sound teaching (sound doctrine) . The Torah is clear that those who rebel against practicing righteousness face condemnation.
11 according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
Sound doctrine conforms to the glorious gospel of God, that is, to the teaching of Christ and His apostles.
Summary:
The Torah was given as a Teachings, as a Guide, to practice righteousness and justice. Yeshua and the apostles taught from the Torah in the first century. NO NEW TESTAMENT HAD BEEN DEVELOPED. The end/goal of Torah was to teach people to love God and love their neighbor. This edifies the body of Messiah. The gospel of the kingdom is righteousness: But you must continually seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, then all these things will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33
If Torah is abolished, then righteousness is abolished; the commandment to love God and love your neighbor is abolished.
Men came into the assembly to make a name for themselves by focusing on genealogies and fables, which did not edify the assembly, nor did it bring glory to the gospel (righteousness). They missed the mark, they had sinned, they were not promoting the gospel of righteousness. It is as if Paul is lumping these teachers of error with those who revile the Torah, those who are murderers of parents, kidnappers, homosexuals, liars, fornicators, etc. They will also be condemned with those who develop no conscience concerning righteousness. Paul states: any other one who acts contrary to sound teaching (sound doctrine).
The goal, the purpose, of the Torah (Paul taught from Torah) is to instruct on righteousness. In them we believe we have eternal life.
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