• Jude 1:3-4
    Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
     
  • 1 Timothy 4:1-3
    Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
     
  • 1 John 4:1
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
     
  • 1 Corinthians 11:19
    For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
     
  • 2 Timothy 4:3-4
    For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
     
  • 1 John 2:19
    They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
     
  • Revelation 12:9
    So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for False Doctrine


Resources

Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part One: False Knowledge

Article by David C. Grabbe

An increasing number of movies and books have introduced and emphasized a major heresy akin to Gnosticism, which the true church contended with during the first century. Though not in precisely the same form as in the years following Christ's death, there is a resurgence and growing popularity of philosophies related to …


What Is a False Prophet?

'Prophecy Watch' by David C. Grabbe

In the book of Revelation, a religious personality known as the False Prophet will arise during the end times, deceiving the whole world with miraculous signs. This individual, also called another beast, will perform acts such as calling fire down from heaven and will speak demonic words that lead people to worship the Beast. …


Spotting False Teachers

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

False doctrine has been a persistent challenge within the church, with many encountering false teachers and teachings that seek to sway believers from the truth. Numerous attempts have been made to alter established doctrines, with countless proposals submitted to change beliefs, often driven by personal agendas or …


Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The importance of truth in religious doctrine is a weighty matter, as it is easy to fall into tragic flaws by accepting false teachings. The assertion that the Christian God and the Islamic god are one and the same is a profound error, as it presents a god involved in hypocrisy and confusion, which the God of the Bible is not. …


Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Nine)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

False doctrines have profoundly influenced the church since its inception, stemming from ancient philosophies that predate Christ. The teachings of Greek thinkers like Orpheus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Ptolemy introduced erroneous concepts such as evolution, the immortality of the soul, eternal security, purgatory, …


Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Thirteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

False doctrine poses a significant danger to believers, as it is crafted by a master deceiver who seeks to lead people astray. Satan has deceived the whole world, while the true church remains a little, little flock, vastly outnumbered by those under deception. This deception is especially intense and clever in the end-time, …


The Importance of Doctrine

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

False doctrine poses a grave danger to spiritual unity and truth, leading many astray from the path God has set. It is the root cause of division and scattering among believers, as it destroys the unity of belief essential for the Church of God. Those who embrace false doctrine by fellowshipping with churches that do not adhere …


Basic Doctrines: Doctrine

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

False doctrine poses a significant threat to the true Christian faith, as it undermines the solid foundation of truth established by Jesus Christ. God inspired the writers of the New Testament to warn that His church must be rooted in the truth of Christ to defend and contend for the faith against the constant bombardment of …



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