But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
Another phase of the apostasy, namely, its amorality and lawlessness, is stressed in  2 Timothy 3:1-8; and the indifference of Christians to sound teaching and their desire for "teachers after their own lusts" are pinpointed in  2 Timothy 4:1-7.