“Some…” (1 Timothy)
In his first letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul refers several times to what “some” are doing. Certain ones were a concern to Paul because they had turned aside from the truth. Timothy is urged to “charge some that they teach no other doctrine” (1:3). For error to creep into the church, it only takes some. Taken together the references yield the SUM of apostasy.
1:6 – “Some having strayed…”
1:19 – Some…concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck.”
4:1 – “Some will depart from the faith.”
5:15 – “Some have already turned aside after Satan.”
5:24 – “Some men’s sins are clearly evident…those of some men follow after.”
6:10 – “Some have strayed from the faith in their greediness.”
6:21 – “Some have strayed concerning the faith.”