![]() ![]() Hatmaker, Jen Hick, John Hinn, Benny Hollis, Rachel Hybels, Bill Jacobs, Cindy Jakes, TD John Pavlovitz Johnson, Bill - more. Crowder, John Deere, Jack Dollar, Creflo Dowd, Michael Eddy, Mary Baker Evans, Rachel Held Flowers, Leighton Furtick, Steven Hagee, John Hagin, Kenneth Jr./Sr. Camping, Harold Campolo, Tony Chalke, Steve Cho, Paul or David Yonggi Claiborne, Shane Clement, Kim Copeland, Kenneth and Gloria John Dominic Crossan Crouch, Paul Jr. Here is a list of of the more obvious heretics/false teachers to be marked & avoided: (not exhaustive) Angley, Ernest Armstrong, Karen Arnott, John Bakker, Jamie Bakker, Jay Bakker, Jim Bell, Rob Borg, Marcus J. Obviously we should not easily call other people a heretic, but if they publicly teach doctrine long recognized by the church as false, then we ought to call it out. Sadly, very few people do their homework when considering their own pastors, so the wolves have taken advantage of this fact to keep multitudes in their blinded condition. will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." (2 Tim 4:3). They warned that not only would there be many False Teachers, there would be many followers of them as well. ![]() Jesus, the apostles Paul, Peter, and John all repeatedly warned such men would rise up among us, and lead many astray, even within the visible church. And knowledge requires a study of God's word. and recognizing who they are requires knowledge. Christians must, therefore, arm themselves against false prophets. but Jesus said, "the way is easy that leads to destruction" but it is the difficult "narrow path that leads to life". Maybe it is too difficult to think this deeply. Many simply follow the crowd, rather than follow the Bible, unwilling and unequipped to challenge the faith they were raised in. Calling someone a heretic may seem too judgmental. But why? Confrontation may be too uncomfortable for some. It is as if the only heresy left in our culture is to call someone a heretic. From the way many of us talk about the subject you might wonder whether we believe any teacher deserves to be so categorized. Why is it that so few Christians appear concerned about the existence of False Prophets?. "But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies. ![]()
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