1 Timothy 1:5-7

Sound teaching will produce three desired results.

First, there will be love, in the sense of a desire for the ultimate good of others. This will come from a cleansed heart, not outward ceremonial cleansings.

Second, there will be a good conscience that is well trained in God's will.

Third, there will be a faith without hypocrisy. The false teachers at Ephesus had missed the mark of the true faith and involved themselves in empty talking. These teachers wanted the respect that was always given to true teachers of the law of Moses, but they did not understand its ultimate purpose (Galatians 3:19-25). Their failure to understand the law's purpose caused them to miss out on the true glories of the gospel of Christ (1 Timothy 1:5-7).