“The first warning in the New Testament against false teachers comes from Jesus. Jesus describes false teachers as those “who come to God’s people in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves” (Matt 7:15). Our Lord highlights the deceptive nature of false teachers, also known as false prophets…the first step to identifying false teachers is to recognize that false teachers look like sheep. These wolves do not come among the sheep of God’s pasture openly, but they put on the appearance of being part of the flock.”
(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate)The New Testament is replete with warnings to God’s people to beware of false teachers.
We see throughout Scripture that false teachers are deceptive. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 11:13 that false teachers disguise themselves as apostles of Christ to accomplish their deceptive work. He goes on to say in verses 14-15 that they are servants of the devil, but they disguise themselves as servants of righteousness….
False teachers never enter a church advertising themselves as sinister agents of Satan. Rather, they pretend to be followers of Christ who are concerned for truth and holiness, and who put on an external display of compassion and care for others. They are often personable and winsome, appearing to be mature disciples of the Lord.
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18