There have always been false prophets and teachers and always will be. Indeed from very early days God gave warning of this (Deuteronomy 13:1-5). False prophets introduce heresies and do so secretly. Ie they are not open about what they do, and may introduce a little error amongst a lot of seemingly harmless stuff. We have a tendency to treat heresy as just an intellectual idea, but wrong ideas can have destructive consequences. On the grand scale we can see the effects of communism and Nazism in the last century which led to the deaths of millions. The effect of moral relativism has had a corrosive effect on society. Ideas do matter. Some churches can be inclined to focus on experience and discount theology, this too is a mistake because it makes the church open to false teachings, and it is also unable to counter the pervasive philosophy of the age in which it lives.
Almost all false teachings will deny the deity of Jesus Christ. Christ is the one who saved us, He is the centre of it all, and without Him we are nothing.
False teaching will often go hand in hand with immoral behaviour. False teachers are actually doing the work of the devil, they are not introducing a new angle on things, or interesting ideas. This will lead to depravity in their own lives, and they will exploit the people they teach. The destiny of such people is destruction.
Almost all false teachings will deny the deity of Jesus Christ. Christ is the one who saved us, He is the centre of it all, and without Him we are nothing.
False teaching will often go hand in hand with immoral behaviour. False teachers are actually doing the work of the devil, they are not introducing a new angle on things, or interesting ideas. This will lead to depravity in their own lives, and they will exploit the people they teach. The destiny of such people is destruction.
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