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,
In this passage, Paul sheds light on the power of the inspiration of the Spirit upon his writings. While the word of God teaches the inspiration of scripture (2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 10:19), there are various positions regarding the degree to which the Spirit speaks. Some deny the Spirit’s involvement, saying the writers were inspired naturally just as a gifted secular writer is inspired; others contend He dictated the message with no allowances for each writer’s style. A more central view--called the verbal plenary form of inspiration--agrees more with the scriptures. While the Holy Spirit superintended the composition of God’s word in such a manner that the final product said precisely and "expressly" what God wanted it to say, He allowed the writers the freedom to use their own vocabularies, styles, and syntax. Still, though, the Holy Spirit superintended the writers’ endeavors, nudging here, reminding there, and sometimes speaking audibly as he may have in this passage so that God’s will for man was revealed in its entirety and without error of any kind (MacKnight 454).