1. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” 1 Tim. 4:1

2. Body of Revealed Truth The Gospel The Doctrine of Christ “…and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.” Acts 6:7

3. Elymas the sorcerer “…withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.” Acts 13:8 “Continue in the faith” Acts 14:22 “erred from the faith” 1 Tim.6:10 “Stand fast in the faith” 1 Cor.16:13

4. When preceded by “THE” it refers to that which is believed The New Testament The Truth “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32

5. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” 1 Tim. 4:1 Depart from the gospel, the doctrine of Christ, the N.T.

6. “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Eph.4:4-6 One only

7. 1. Teaching doctrines out of harmony with the faith 1 Tim. 1:10 2 Tim. 4:2 2. By engaging in religious practices not authorized in the faith- Matt.15:8-9 3. By engaging in immoral practices

8. “Some shall depart” Not universal Some – but not all DEPART Apostasy – “A falling Away”

9. Not all at once Gradually – little by little Church History shows this 606 – first Pope = Catholicism Protestant Denominationalism

10. Restoration Movement called men back to Pure N.T. Christianity History repeated itself Instrument moved in Disciples of Christ church

11. Heb. 2:1 “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” NKJV “…lest we drift away.” ASV “…lest haply we drift away.”

12. Proper attitude toward the Bible II Tim. 3:16-17 = inspiration I Pet. 4:11 Jas. 1:25 NKJV “continues in it”

13. Training Our Children Judges 2:7-12 “another generation which knew not the Lord” Guy N. Woods Guy N. Woods “It’s my conviction, friends that we are in the second generation today.”

14. Restore them if possible Gal. 6:1 If we cannot restore then we must mark them and avoid them Rom. 16:17 Mistake to ignore departures

15. Repent, confess their sins and ask God for forgiveness There is no other way Any other way is itself a departure from the faith.

16. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” 1 Tim. 4:1

17. “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith” 2 Cor. 13:5 Are you in the Faith ? Now is the time to get in the faith !

18. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening May 6, 2007