What is godless chatter?
What is godless chatter? The term godless chatter is used by the apostle Paul when he exhorts Timothy to, āAvoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of someā (2 Timothy 2:16-18, NIV). In context, this passage of Scripture is dealing with the godless chatter of false teachers who were sneaking into the church and trying to corrupt the truth of Godās Word (2 Timothy 2:14-3:9). Paul clearly warns Timothy about them when he points them out by saying, āTheir teaching will spread like gangreneā (2:17). Paul likens the godless chatter of false teachers to gangrene, which was a deadly disease that spread rapidly and ate away at a persons flesh. This Greek idiom truly emphasizes the repulsiveness of the ministry of the false...