1Timothy 4:1-11 THE TIMES - THE FAITH The work and characteristics of overseers and deacons do affect the work and characteristics of the believers in an assembly. In view of the fact that in the latter times which began when Christ rose from the dead, but indicate certain deteriorating social and moral characteristics increasing in our day, we need to pay special heed to these descriptions. It seems that there are darker shadows over our days than in the past of our lifetime. There is, for instance, a far greater resistance to the Gospel and to "the faith" than there was forty years or more ago. Strange teachings are being taught that have gained a following because they appeal to the flesh and lifestyle of the present generation. Behind the appearance of holiness, there is a latent hypocrisy that allows one to ignore the normal working of one's conscience in order to accept what is attractive. The conscience becomes seared to the normal understanding of what is right and wrong, let alone the unchanging teaching of God's word.
1 Timothy 4:1–11