2:15
We are to seek to present ourselves as to God “as one approved”. So God’s opinion of us is to be our first concern. Have we acted in a way that would be pleasing to God? We can worry about what people think of us later. And the aspect that Paul emphasises here is our handling of the word of God. So, with whatever we teach, are we happy to stand before God confident that what we have taught is in line with the word of God, is faithful to His word?
2:16
“Avoid godless chatter ..” Note that initially Paul has not been speaking about out and out heresies or false teaching, but about things that might lead to false teachings or are just unhelpful or destructive. So first we had warnings about pointless controversies, and now godless chatter. Ie talk that had nothing to do with the gospel. Such talk might seem harmless at the beginning, but in time it leads to people becoming more and more ungodly.
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