Destructive Heresies

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. 2 Peter 2:1-3

Well, well. Here is a touchy subject, and a quite timely one. The false teachers, the heretics, the cults are flourishing, worldwide. It is the pastor's job to teach accurate doctrine and warn his flock about these greedy wolves, and Peter did his job. These phonies posing as Christians distort the grace of God, passing off their lies as the gospel of Jesus Christ. They play on the emotions of unbelievers and new believers, creating confusion about just what is the Christian Way of Life. They present a counterfeit christ, a "feel-good" experience, which ignores the character of God and the basic doctrines of total depravity, unlimited atonement, redemption and eternal sanctification by faith alone in Christ alone. You can get entertainment anywhere, folks, and you can find support groups everywhere, to stroke you and tell you you are special, and it's all about you. That is NOT the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Giving some slick showman "seed money" is NOT going to bring you blessing. We are blessed moment-by- moment, day-by-day, through our submission to the Word of God and obedience to what we understand Jesus expects of His Royal Family. We learn. We grow. We pray constantly. We worship privately and publicly. We love God and the brethren, and we treat every human as a soul for whom Christ died. It is His work, not our works, that purchased our salvation. The false teachers embarrass us, to be sure, but that seems to be part of our grace package, living as God's people in the devil's world. It didn't take our Lord by surprise and He has given us fair warning. Learn the Truth of Bible doctrine and you won't be taken in by