5 Bible Verses about Heresy
Most Relevant Verses
There were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you: which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring upon themselves swift damnation.
For if he that cometh to you preach another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if ye receive another spirit than that which ye have received, either another gospel than that ye have received; ye might right well have been content.
I marvel that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, unto another gospel: which is nothing else, but that there be some which trouble you, and intend to pervert the gospel of Christ. Nevertheless, though we ourselves, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, hold him as accursed.
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which departed from us, have troubled you with words, and cumbered your minds saying ye must be circumcised and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment.
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Heresy » Teachers of, among early Christians
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not forbear them which are evil: and examinedst them which say they are apostles, and are not: and hast found them liars.
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which departed from us, have troubled you with words, and cumbered your minds saying ye must be circumcised and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment.
which is nothing else, but that there be some which trouble you, and intend to pervert the gospel of Christ.
For if he that cometh to you preach another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if ye receive another spirit than that which ye have received, either another gospel than that ye have received; ye might right well have been content.
and that because of incomers, being false brethren, which came in among others to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage.
Heresy » The propagation of, forbidden under severe penalties
A man that is given to heresy, after the first and the second admonition; avoid, remembering that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth, even damned by his own judgement.
If there come any unto you and bring not this learning, him receive not to house: neither bid him Godspeed. For he that biddeth him Godspeed, is partaker of his evil deeds.
Heresy » Paul and silas accused of
and brought them to the officers, saying, "These men trouble our city, which are Jews and preach ordinances which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, seeing we are Romans."
and when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison commanding the jailer to keep them surely.
Heresy » Disavowed by paul
Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me. But this I confess unto thee, that after that way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets, and have hope towards God, that the same resurrection from death, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of just and unjust. read more.
And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.
Heresy » Paul accused of
saying, "This fellow counceleth men to worship God contrary to the law."
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Death Penalty For Heresy
Matthew 20:18"Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,