“ Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart

from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the

insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

who forbid marriage

and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything

created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by

the word of God and prayer.” (1 Tim. 4:1–5, ESV)

A Departure from the Faith

“Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not

know what has become of him.” (Ex. 32:1, ESV)

A Departure from the Faith“The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come

from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot

understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

(1 Cor. 2:14, NIV)

A Departure from the Faith“Not everyone who says to

me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

A Departure from the FaithMany will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not

prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your

name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never

knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matt 7:21-23, NIV)

A Departure from the Faith“They went out from us, but they did not really belong to

us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained

with us; but their going showed that none of them

belonged to us.” (1 John 2:19, NIV)

A Departure from the FaithImportant Truth:

An apostate is not someone who is struggling to believe, but someone who willfully

and deliberately abandons the Faith.

A Departure from the Faith“Let no one deceive you by

any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling

away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed,

the son of perdition” (2 Thess 2:3, NKJV)

A Devotion to the Demonic

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will

depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons”

(1 Tim. 4:1, ESV)


“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls

around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

(1 Peter 5:8, ESV)


“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down

strongholds,


casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts

itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into

captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:3-5, NKJV)


“For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they

do not have the law.


They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts,

while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting

thoughts accuse or even excuse them.” (Romans 2:14–15, ESV)

A Description ofDemonic Doctrine

• Avoidance of Marriage• Abstinence of Certain Foods

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