Answer: Paul was appointed a herald and an apostle and
a teacher of the Gospel. We should keep this Gospel as the
pattern of sound teaching, (verses 11 and 13).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Romans 6:17-18: "But thanks be to
God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly
obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You
have been set free from sin and have become slaves to
righteousness."
Philippians 3:17: "Join with others
in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live
according to the pattern we gave you."
1 Timothy 1:8-11: "We know that the
law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is
made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the
ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill
their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and
perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for
whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to
the glorious Gospel of the blessed God, which He entrusted to
me."
1 Timothy 6:20-21: "Timothy, guard
what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless
chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the
faith."
Jude 1:3: "Dear friends, although I
was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt
I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once
for all entrusted to the saints."
