Lies abound all around us and the church is not immune. Paul sees that the church in Ephesus is falling into the trap of lies that false teachers are spreading and charges Timothy with confronting the lies. While truth can be harsh, and confronting lies is never easy it must be done. Truth presented without love falls on deaf ears, truth that comes from a burdened conscience and a hypocritical heart is self-serving, and self-righteous. Paul tells Timothy that the aim or goal is love, and that Biblical truth that has the power to change lives comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.