1 Timothy 4:1-3
What is written? (ESV)
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.
What does it say?
The Holy Spirit instructs that in the latter times some will leave the faith by loving false spirits and demon teaching offered up by liars with seared consciences, who forbid marriage and require avoidance of foods God created to be received with thanksgiving by those that believe and know the truth.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s letter to a young preacher, Timothy. Throughout the letter, Paul’s instructions have to do with Timothy’s activities and relationship with the brethren there with Timothy (the church).
How 1 Timothy 4:1-3 is applied across Bible answers
Can our free moral agency be lost?
One's conscience can become "seared", which implies a state of conscience that is dead or at least less aware than it once was.
Can repentance become impossible (Hebrews 6:4-6)?
During the last days, some will leave the faith due to a love of teaching that is contrary to the truth7, taught by those "whose consciences are seared."
