Study On 1 Timothy 4:1-7

• 1 Timothy 4:1. In the last days some depart from the faith of the latter times,-third angel’s message.BHB 158.1

• 1 Timothy 4:1-3. They depart from the faith in five definite things:-BHB 158.2

1. Give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,-become spiritualists.BHB 158.3

2. Speak lies in hypocrisy.BHB 158.4

3. Conscience becomes seared.BHB 158.5

4. Forbidding to marry; refuse to be held by the marriage tie; have an affinity for someone besides their lawful companion.BHB 158.6

5. Command “to abstain from meats which God created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”BHB 158.7

Every apostate may not be guilty of all of these sins; some may be guilty of one, and others of one or more.BHB 158.8

• Genesis 1:29. The meats God created for food are fruits, grains, and nuts.BHB 158.9

• 1 Timothy 4:3. Those who believe and know the truth receive this food with thanksgiving, while apostates from the truth of the “latter times,” refuse it. Testimonies for the Church 8:75.BHB 158.10

• 1 Timothy 4:4. Every creature is good for the use for which God created it. Hogs and vultures are good scavengers; but not good for food.BHB 158.11

• 1 Timothy 4:5. Word of God and prayer the test.BHB 158.12

• 1 Timothy 4:6. A good minister of Jesus Christ will warn the brethren against the teaching of these apostates. Testimonies for the Church 9:112, 113.BHB 158.13

The church is warned against the teaching of those that turn away from the truth. 1 Timothy 4:7; 1:4; 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16-23; 4:4; Titus 1:14.BHB 159.1