1st Timothy 4:2. “Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron,” CONSCIENCE SEARED. Under the domination of one stronger, they speak With knowledge of the outcome and downfall of others, they seek To overcome the faith of the saints, they wreak Havoc – a result of a seared conscience.
Knowing one thing is right and doing another – they deceive Wanting a place of leadership and teaching, they receive Those who are novices and easily led, but they believe The hypocrisy – a result of a seared conscience.
The words they use are biblical terms we know when they teach The presentation seems so sincere and real, as they preach It is hard sometimes, to know how many pay attention, who they reach Deception – a result of a seared conscience.
The line they take often seems they are more spiritual – they know Some extra-biblical information that is hidden from others, but they show A subtle, or perhaps, overt superiority wherever they go Arrogance – a result of a seared conscience.
With furrowed brow and downcast eyes that seem to pity, they look Like they have some spiritual secrets others lack, and so they hook Like a fish on a line, a sincere person whose vulnerability – they took Faithless – a result of a seared conscience.
“O Lord God, help me to be watchful and ready to protect Thy people from those who undermine the faith. Give me a discerning mind to see beyond the words and actions to the motives of those who seem to want a place of honor among the saints who gather in Thy name. Preserve, protect, and motivate Thy people to be committed unto Thee. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
There are real dangers into which some have fallen and do fall. It affects the private life of a person; the home life in which our families are affected; the church life from which an assembly may never recover. It affects the social life and even the intellectual life; what we think, because of paying attention to the teaching of men that is not "the faith." In chapter 4, the great danger of apostasy is addressed, because that is deliberately turning away from "the faith." Satan has used, and still uses, "lying wonders" and "seducing spirits (teaching)" to bring down those who want to feel religious in what they do. Apostasy scatters the saints of God because it is contrary to the Gospel and is condemned by God. Strange teaching of demons attracts a great following because it often is dramatic and appeals to the fascination with the unknown and unnatural.