II Timothy 3:4
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traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.