1 Timothy 6:21

“Some have swerved from the faith.” These are the frightening words of 1 Timothy 6:21.  They are frightening because they strike a most sensitive nerve in us when we realize that the Apostle Paul is speaking of professing Christians in a local congregation.  In this case, it has reference to “some” within the membership of the first-century Ephesian Church who have embraced a false gospel, “and thus gone astray from the faith” (New American Standard Translation).