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The Great Apostasy

1 Now the Spirit1 expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed ato deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,  
2 aspeaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience bseared with a hot iron,  
3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;
5 for it is1 sanctified by the word of God and prayer.  

A Good Servant of Jesus Christ

6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, anourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.  
7 But areject profane and old wives’ fables, and bexercise yourself toward godliness.  
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1 Timothy 4:3

I Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry. Not long after Paul's time the superior holiness of the unmarried life began to be preached in the church, and this resulted at last in monasticism and a celibate clergy. [Commanding] to abstain from meats. The ascetic practices which began to grow up in the church a little later extended to foods. To eat the least palatable food which would sustain life was counted a virtue. These ascetics generally forbade animal food, and some lived only on bread and water. These practices are still found among certain orders of the Latin and Eastern churches. Which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving. The foods which God hath created are for use, to be eaten thankfully by those who believe and know the truth, instead of having their minds darkened by delusions.




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