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But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
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by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,
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men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
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For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
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for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.