I Timothy 4:1a

"Now the Spirit (the Holy Spirit) speaketh expressly, (no doubt about it) that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,..."


We call this apostasy. If ever there has been a time in Church history when we have seen rampant apostasy, it's today. Where huge blocks of people, denominations and so forth, are rejecting the basic fundamentals, that's apostasy. So Paul was already warning of it even before he left the scene. So the Spirit expressly says:


I Timothy 4:1b

"...in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; (demons)"

That is quite a statement isn't it? Now, I'm going to take you back to II Corinthians chapter 11 verse 13. Remember that the Corinthian letters were written a few years previous to the letters to Timothy and Titus. But, he says much the same thing, only here he is writing to the individual believer, not just to the Church leadership.


II Corinthians 11:13

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ." Men who would usurp even Apostolic authority - they were harbingers of evil. They were false.


II Corinthians 11:14