Demas 3411227 221132878 2008-06-23T04:57:11Z Kathleen.wright5 5228525 Christian-bio-stub '''Demas''' is mentioned in the [[New Testament]] and appears to be a man who was a Christian, who was involved in the ministry of the gospel of Christ as a companion of the [[Apostle Paul]], who later turned his back on the faith. He was with Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome, but later when Paul wrote [[Second Timothy]] he noted that "Demas had forsaken him, having loved this present world." See [[Colossians]] 4:14, [[Philemon 1:24]] and [[2 Timothy 4:10]]. ===Demas in fiction=== * The novel ''[[The Lost Disciple: The Book of Demas]]'' by [[Leslie H. Whitten, Jr.]] tells a fictional account of the life of Demas. * The novel ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress]]'' by [[John Bunyan]] has a character Demas, a deceiver, who beckons to pilgrims at the Hill [[Lucre]] to come and join in the supposed silver mining going on in it. {{Christian-bio-stub}} ==Source== *(http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/) * [[Bible]] [[pl:Demas]]