What a nice way to begin Sunday morning by calling our Lord, Jesus Christ, a liar. Matthew 16:18.
In order to believe that false doctrines were taught, one would have to believe there is a true doctrine. How could that be proven?
**What a nice way to begin Sunday morning by calling our Lord, Jesus Christ, a liar. Matthew 16:18.**
Now that’s a accusation that won’t stick, as much as you would like it too. I never accused Peter, or any of the apostles, of misleading the church. You ASSUMED that I was implying that.
What saith Peter? “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you....”. “For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh (your best life now!??) through much wantonness.....while they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption...”(portions of 2 Peter 2).
Paul encountered false doctrine in his first missionary journey, and warned the elders of the church in Ephesus, “Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” Acts 20:30.
John warned of the corrupt church member, Diotrephes, in 3 John 9-11.
The entire epistle of Jude is a warning of the efforts of church corruption.
Revelation chapters 2 and 3 solidly back this up. All seven are told, “he that overcometh..” receive blessings. By the grace of God I am, and will continue to be, an overcomer.
Have a blessed day!