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The issue of false teachers/teachings is found in the Johannine and Pauline epistles, in the Second Epistle of Peter and the Epistle of Jude. A number of sections in the writings of Paul and James focus on vices and virtues. "These and other early texts helped to shape the trajectory of Christian response to the phenomenon of defection in the ...
Considered Melchisedech an incarnation of the Logos (divine Word) and identified him with the Holy Ghost. Refuted by Marcus Eremita in his book Eis ton Melchisedek ("Against the Melchisedekites") [14] It is uncertain whether the sect survived beyond the 9th century.
A hanged wolf in sheep's clothing. A 19th century illustration of the mediaeval fable attributed to Aesop. False prophets are frequently referred to in the New Testament, sheep were an important part of life in the Galilee of Jesus' era, and the metaphor of the pious as a flock of sheep is a common one in both the Old and New Testaments.
Strengthening this case further, Pearson highlights that teachers of false gnosis were typically compared to the biblical figure of Cain, in 1st and 2nd century CE Jewish and Christian literature. [99] Cain is depicted in the Bible's book of Genesis (4:1–16) as humanity's first "murderer."
Colossians 2:8–15 offers firstly a "general warning" against accepting a purely human philosophy, and then Colossians 2:16–23 a "more specific warning against false teachers". [ 30 ] In these doctrinal sections, the letter proclaims that Christ is supreme over all that has been created.
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The main teachers' labor union in Oklahoma said Walters' Bible order was unconstitutional and that state law said school districts have the right to decide which books are available in their ...
The founder of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City has been asked to refrain from teaching or preaching while allegations of “sexual immorality” are investigated, the organization ...