Heresy According to the Bible
Main Reference: 2 Pt 2:1
“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.”
The word “heresy” in Korean is comprised of the Chinese characters
“different” (異) and “end” (端). False prophets with different beliefs are called
heretics. We must always remember the words of 2 Peter
2:1, as they are a warning against the false and heretical teachers among
“you,” indicating that there are heretics among the people. Heretics go against
those who belong to God with lies and grumbling. They desire to overthrow the
leader whom God appointed in order to become the overseers themselves.
None other than Jesus
could have been the promised pastor of the Old Testament. In the same way, none
other than the one whom Jesus promised in the New Testament—the one who sent
letters to the seven messengers of the seven churches (Rv 2, 3); the one who
received the manna, the white stone, and the iron scepter that rules all
nations, and sits on Jesus’ throne with him (Rv 2, 3); the one who received the
open scroll in Rv 10; the messenger who is sent in the name of the Lord (Jn
14:26, Rv 22:16); the white horse that is with the Lord (Rv 19); and the one
who has seen all of the events of Revelation at the location of those events (Rv
22:8)—can be the promised messenger whom the Lord sent. Today, the time of the
fulfillment of the New Testament, God’s secret described in Am 3:7 (ESV) is the
Book of Revelation, and the person who has seen and heard all the events of
Revelation knows the physical entities of Revelation.
A person who goes
against the messenger who was sent (the one who speaks on behalf) is an enemy.
Will you still pay lip service and worship idols? A person who does not obey
the messenger who is sent is an enemy, and anyone who makes or worships idols
becomes a part of heretical groups. This is why we must keep the words of
promise. Even those who made up lies must repent.
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