8 Bible Verses about False Doctrines

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from long ago their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than the divine trainingwhich is by faith.

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from long ago their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.

They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they ought not to teach for the sake of sordid gain.

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Yet in the same way these men in their dreamings defile the flesh, reject authority, and revile the glorious ones.

For certain persons have crept in secretly, those who were long ago marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to practice sexual immorality. So you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, which produce envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions,

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel which is really not another gospel; but there are some who are disturbing you, and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

I urge you, brethren, to take note of those who cause divisions and difficulties, contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple.

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we preached to you, let him be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed!

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

who have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and upset the faith of some.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting;

And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.