A Study On I Timothy 6: 20-21
"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21. Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen."
The Textus Receptus says "ω τιμοθεε την παρακαταθηκην φυλαξον εκτρεπομενος τας βεβηλους κενοφωνιας και αντιθεσεις της ψευδωνυμου γνωσεως"
Oppositions is from αντιθεσεις, or antithesis. Wow, wait a minute! Anti-thesis? Thats part of the Hegelian dialectic. How did that Greek word get in I Timothy 6: 20?
Antithesis is Strong's Exhaustive Concordance number 477, which is said to mean "opposition, i.e., a conflict of theories. In the Hegelian dialectic there is an opposition of two positions (theories, if you wish).
OK lets see what "science" is translated from. Science in I Timothy 6: 20 is from Strong's number 1108, gnosis, meaning "knowing,, i.e, by implication knowledge, science." Knowledge is probably a better translation of gnosis.
But Paul adds "knowledge so called," meaning that this "knowledge" is not real knowledge. So called is from ψευδωνυμου, pseudónumou, falsely named. The "knowledge" which is seen by those who use these oppositions of knowledge, the anti-thesis of knowledge have a "knowledge" that is falsely named.
This is exactly what the Hegelian dialectic in the hands of the Marxists does. The opposition of two positions, or two theories or two beliefs (attitudes, world views), produces a synthesis which is falsely seen as "knowledge," or is presented as knowledge, when it is not true knowledge, because it is a compromise with the absolute truth of the word of God.
Then in verse 21 Paul goes on to say that use of the oppositions of anti-thesis - the anti-thesis opposes the thesis in a two part opposition - to generate falsely called knowledge leads to errors concerning the faith. In other words, Paul is saying that use of the dialectic leads to false doctrines. This is exactly what has happened to the churches as far as the popular false doctrines, such as dispensationalism, are concerned. However, dispensationalism took over many protestant denominations from the late 19th century to about 1950, before the full use of the Hegelian dialectic was in popular use in the U.S. But the dialectic began to be used in full force later in the 20th century and certainly helped to insure that dispensationalism was promoted and defended.
In dominating many protestant denominations, dispensationalism demonstrates that doctrines which contradict the teachings of Paul could be accepted by those claiming to be Christians. Dispensationalism contradicts John 10: 16, Romans 12: 4-5 and Ephesians 4: 4 that there is one fold, one Body of Christ, not two. This was part of the falling away from sound doctrine (II Thessalonians 2: 3-4) which was also a part of the paradigm shift, resulting from the use of a dialectic process of argument and reasoning which led away from belief in the absolute truth of scripture toward the dialectic mind set. Dispensationalism compromised the Gospel by teaching, contrary to Hebrews 10: 9, that somehow the Old Covenant still exists. Dispensationalism says that, somehow, contrary to Haggai 2: 9, Romans 2: 28-28, Romans 9: 6-8, Galatians 3: 3, 16, 26-29, and Galatians 4: 24-26 those of the Old Covenant, by their physical bloodline, are still the chosen people of God.
Yes, the doctrines of Paul in Romans 2: 28-29, Romans 9: 6-8, Galatians 3: 3, 6, 26-29 and Galatians 4: 24-26 are subtle and the implications are not spelled out in great detail. But the doctrines are there for those with ears to hear and eyes to see.
"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21. Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen."
The Textus Receptus says "ω τιμοθεε την παρακαταθηκην φυλαξον εκτρεπομενος τας βεβηλους κενοφωνιας και αντιθεσεις της ψευδωνυμου γνωσεως"
Oppositions is from αντιθεσεις, or antithesis. Wow, wait a minute! Anti-thesis? Thats part of the Hegelian dialectic. How did that Greek word get in I Timothy 6: 20?
Antithesis is Strong's Exhaustive Concordance number 477, which is said to mean "opposition, i.e., a conflict of theories. In the Hegelian dialectic there is an opposition of two positions (theories, if you wish).
OK lets see what "science" is translated from. Science in I Timothy 6: 20 is from Strong's number 1108, gnosis, meaning "knowing,, i.e, by implication knowledge, science." Knowledge is probably a better translation of gnosis.
But Paul adds "knowledge so called," meaning that this "knowledge" is not real knowledge. So called is from ψευδωνυμου, pseudónumou, falsely named. The "knowledge" which is seen by those who use these oppositions of knowledge, the anti-thesis of knowledge have a "knowledge" that is falsely named.
This is exactly what the Hegelian dialectic in the hands of the Marxists does. The opposition of two positions, or two theories or two beliefs (attitudes, world views), produces a synthesis which is falsely seen as "knowledge," or is presented as knowledge, when it is not true knowledge, because it is a compromise with the absolute truth of the word of God.
Then in verse 21 Paul goes on to say that use of the oppositions of anti-thesis - the anti-thesis opposes the thesis in a two part opposition - to generate falsely called knowledge leads to errors concerning the faith. In other words, Paul is saying that use of the dialectic leads to false doctrines. This is exactly what has happened to the churches as far as the popular false doctrines, such as dispensationalism, are concerned. However, dispensationalism took over many protestant denominations from the late 19th century to about 1950, before the full use of the Hegelian dialectic was in popular use in the U.S. But the dialectic began to be used in full force later in the 20th century and certainly helped to insure that dispensationalism was promoted and defended.
In dominating many protestant denominations, dispensationalism demonstrates that doctrines which contradict the teachings of Paul could be accepted by those claiming to be Christians. Dispensationalism contradicts John 10: 16, Romans 12: 4-5 and Ephesians 4: 4 that there is one fold, one Body of Christ, not two. This was part of the falling away from sound doctrine (II Thessalonians 2: 3-4) which was also a part of the paradigm shift, resulting from the use of a dialectic process of argument and reasoning which led away from belief in the absolute truth of scripture toward the dialectic mind set. Dispensationalism compromised the Gospel by teaching, contrary to Hebrews 10: 9, that somehow the Old Covenant still exists. Dispensationalism says that, somehow, contrary to Haggai 2: 9, Romans 2: 28-28, Romans 9: 6-8, Galatians 3: 3, 16, 26-29, and Galatians 4: 24-26 those of the Old Covenant, by their physical bloodline, are still the chosen people of God.
Yes, the doctrines of Paul in Romans 2: 28-29, Romans 9: 6-8, Galatians 3: 3, 6, 26-29 and Galatians 4: 24-26 are subtle and the implications are not spelled out in great detail. But the doctrines are there for those with ears to hear and eyes to see.
