1 Timothy 4:1-10 English Standard Version
Some Will Depart from the Faith
4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. 7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
Before Paul addressed the harsh realities of 1 Timothy 6 he laid out what a good servant of the living God would look like.
In these passages I can see Martin Luther, the great reformer, who opposed the Pope. He was labeled a heretic and excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Without him the Reformation would not have happened and we would not have all the denominations we have today. Denominations do not identify believers in Jesus Christ, the indwelling Holy Spirit does.
Everything Holy is made so by the Word of God.
According to John’s gospel, Jesus Christ is the Word.
All scripture, our bibles, are God breathed according to 2 Timothy 3:16.
The Holy Spirit is given to tell us all that Jesus has to say to us according to 1 John 5:6.
If what is being said cannot be verified by the scriptures, then those comments are to be discussed in more detail before labeling an individual as a heretic.
I doubt that God will send us another Martin Luther, but we should search the scriptures to see if perhaps someone else is coming and what that really means.