4. Everything that God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected, but everything is to be received with a prayer of thanks,
5. because the word of God and the prayer make it acceptable to God.
6. If you give these instructions to the believers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, as you feed yourself spiritually on the words of faith and of the true teaching which you have followed.
7. But keep away from those godless legends, which are not worth telling. Keep yourself in training for a godly life.
8. Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.
9. This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed.
10. We struggle and work hard, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all and especially of those who believe.