Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:1-5
We have here a prophecy of the apostasy of the latter times, which he had spoken of as a thing expected and taken for granted among Christians, 2 Thess. 2:1-17. I. In the close of the foregoing chapter, we had the mystery of godliness summed up; and therefore very fitly, in the beginning of this chapter, we have the mystery of iniquity summed up: The Spirit speaks expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith; whether he means the Spirit in the Old Testament, or the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 4
Paul here foretels, I. A dreadful apostasy, 1 Tim. 4:1-3. II. He treats of Christian liberty, 1 Tim. 4:4, 5. III. He gives Timothy divers directions with respect to himself, his doctrine, and the people under his care, 1 Tim. 4:6-16. read more