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,
His public ministry also must contain a balanced diet of public reading of the scriptures, emotional warnings against evil, encouragements to right living, and faithful, logical, thorough presentations of the doctrines of God’s word (verse 13). Timothy must not neglect to use the spiritual gift he had received by the laying on of Paul’s hands (verse 14).