1 Timothy 4

Well I just finished Season 1 of Battlestar Galactica, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I didn't see the cliffhanger coming and am really looking forward to Season 2. I've got the first two episodes downloaded and will probably watch them tonight.

IV Train yourself in correct doctrine
A. vs 1-5 Everything God created is good
B. vs 6-8 Train yourself to be Godly
C. vs 9-10 God is the Savior of all men
D. vs 11-14 Set an example for the believers
E. vs 15-16 Persevere in correct doctrine

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
1 Timothy 4:1
They forbid people to marry
1 Timothy 4:3
I don't want to say too much about this but it certainly begs a question. Paul draws a clear line between "things taught by demons" and "forbidding people to marry". If this is true, how can the Catholic church get away with telling their priests not to marry? And is this why the Catholic church has had so many problems with sexual deviancy from its leadership? Maybe they need to reevaluate their stance on this in light of Scripture.

...train yourself to be godly.
1 Timothy 1:7
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
1 Timothy 1:13
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
1 Timothy 1:16
Doctrine, Doctrine, Doctrine. Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy. This is what is needed. We must train ourselves in Godliness, persist in the teaching and preaching of the Word, and be persistent in our prayers. Why? Because this is not only how we work out our own salvation, but how we work out salvation in those around us. We must be a people who are saturated with the Word and infatuated with God. Devoted to the public reading of Scripture and to the gathering of ourselves together to hear it. Growing in the things of holiness and having a hunger for a deeper walk with God. Let me repeat Paul's command, watch your life and doctrine closely. Someone is always watching.