1 Timothy 1:4-5
1:4 nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies.
Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan
that operates by faith.
1:5 But the aim of our instruction
is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:10
1:10 sexually immoral people, practicing homosexuals,
kidnappers, liars, perjurers – in fact, for any who live contrary to sound teaching.
1 Timothy 1:14
1:14 and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 3:2
3:2 The overseer
then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,
temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
1 Timothy 4:15
4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.
1 Timothy 5:17-18
5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker deserves his pay.”
1 Timothy 5:25
5:25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.