1 Timothy 6:20

“Keep that which is committed to thy trust, etc.] That is, the Gospel, (see <540111>1 Timothy 1:11) which is a rich treasure put into earthen vessels, and ought to be kept pure and uncorrupt, and faithfully dispensed, and diligently preserved, that so it may be continued genuine and sincere, and not be either adulterated and depraved, or be taken away by false teachers. And it may also include his gifts for the ministration of it, which were to be kept in use, and stirred up, and not neglected, but cultivated and improved to the advantage of the church, and of the interest of Christ: avoiding profane and vain babblings; about the law, and circumcision, and other things, which the false…”

“Recapitulatory conclusion: the main aim of the whole Epistle being here summarily stated. O Timothy--a personal appeal, marking at once his affection for Timothy, and his prescience of the coming heresies. keep--from spiritual thieves, and from enemies who will, while men sleep, sow tares amidst the good seed sown by the Son of man. that which is committed to thy trust--Greek, "the deposit" (Ti1 1:18; Ti2 1:12, Ti2 1:14; Ti2 2:2). "The true" or "sound doctrine" to be taught, as opposed to "the science falsely so called," which leads to "error concerning the faith" (Ti1 6:21). "It is not thine: it is another's property with which thou hast been entrusted: Diminish it not at all" [CHRYSOSTOM].…”

“Keep that which is committed to thy trust - All that is entrusted to you, and to which reference has been particularly made in this Epistle. The honor of the gospel, and the interests of religion, had been specially committed to him; and he was sacredly to guard this holy trust, and not suffer it to be wrested from him. Avoiding profane and vain babblings - Greek, “Profane, empty words.” The reference is to such controversies and doctrines as tended only to produce strife, and were not adapted to promote the edification of the church; see the notes on 1Ti 1:4; 1 Timothy 4:7. And oppositions of science falsely so called - Religion has nothing to fear from true science, and the minister of the…”

“Keep that which is committed to thy trust - The charge I have given thee, Ti1 1:18. Avoid profane empty babblings - How weary of controversy was this acute disputant! And knowledge falsely so called - Most of the ancient heretics were great pretenders to knowledge. Next: 2 Timothy Chapter 1”

“6:20-21 This brief but pointed exhortation summarizes and shows the importance of Timothy’s task in Ephesus (cp. 1:18-20; 2 Tim 1:13-14). 6:20 what God has entrusted to you (literally the deposit): The Good News is a deposit entrusted to the church and its leaders for safekeeping (1:15; 2:5-6; 3:16). It encompasses the whole pattern of conduct that follows from it (2 Tim 1:13-14; 3:10-11). It stabilizes and purifies the church when it is buffeted by counterfeits in the polluted environment of difficult times (2 Tim 3:1). The deposit belongs to the “tradition” of the church (see 2 Tim 2:2; 1 Cor 11:23-25; 15:1-8; 2 Thes 2:15; 3:6). It requires creative and faithful interpretation to meet…”

“O Timothy: Ti1 6:11; Ti2 2:1 keep: Ti1 6:14, Ti1 1:11; Rom 3:2; Th2 1:4, Th2 2:15; Ti2 1:13, Ti2 1:14, Ti2 3:14; Tit 1:9; Rev 3:3 avoiding: Ti1 6:4, Ti1 6:5, Ti1 1:4, Ti1 1:6, Ti1 4:7; Ti2 3:14-16; Tit 1:4, Tit 1:14, Tit 3:9 oppositions: Act 17:18, Act 17:21; Rom 1:22; Co1 1:19-23, Co1 2:6, Co1 3:19; Col 2:8, Col 2:18 1 Timothy 6:21”