11 Bible Verses about False Doctrines, Christian Attitude Of

Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who make divisions and cause offenses in opposition to the teaching which you have learned, and avoid them. For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own appetites; and, by good words and fair speeches, they deceive the hearts of the simple.

Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

and others, save by fear, snatching them from the fire, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

I acted thus indeed on account of false brethren, stealthily brought in, who stole in to spy out our freedom, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage, to whom we yielded in submission, not even for an hour, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I openly opposed him, because he had incurred blame.

that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;

If any one teaches other things, and does not assent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according to godliness, he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions, and wranglings, on the part of men who are corrupt in mind, and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a source of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

Timothy, keep that which is committed to your charge, avoiding those profane and empty babblings, and disputations about knowledge falsely so called; by making a profession of this knowledge, some have erred as it respects the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.