False Doctrines
33 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
26 sections
- Curse on Those Who Teach
- Destructive to Faith
- Hateful to God
- Punishment on Those Who Teach
- should be Avoided by all Men
- should be Avoided by Ministers
- should be Avoided by Saints
- Teachers of Attract Many
- Teachers of Bring Reproach on Religion
- Teachers of Deceive Many
- Teachers of not to be Countenanced
- Teachers of Pervert the Gospel of Christ
- Teachers of Shall Abound in the Latter Days
- Teachers of Shall be Exposed
- Teachers of should be Avoided
- Teachers of Speak Perverse Things
- Teachers of, are Described as Corrupt and Reprobate
- Teachers of, are Described as Covetous
- Teachers of, are Described as Cruel
- Teachers of, are Described as Deceitful
- Teachers of, are Described as Proud and Ignorant
- Teachers of, are Described as Ungodly
- The Wicked Given up to Believe
- The Wicked Love
- Try, by Scripture
- Unprofitable and Vain
Curse on Those Who Teach
- Galatians 1:8–9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! …
Destructive to Faith
- 2 Timothy 2:18 who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
Hateful to God
- Revelation 2:14–15 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. …
Punishment on Those Who Teach
- Micah 3:6–7 Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. …
- 2 Peter 2:1 Now 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 Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
should be Avoided by all Men
- Jeremiah 23:16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 29:8 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
should be Avoided by Ministers
- 1 Timothy 1:4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
- 1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
should be Avoided by Saints
- Ephesians 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
- Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
Teachers of Attract Many
- 2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
Teachers of Bring Reproach on Religion
- 2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
Teachers of Deceive Many
- Matthew 24:5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Teachers of not to be Countenanced
- 2 John 10 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
Teachers of Pervert the Gospel of Christ
- Galatians 1:6–7 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — …
Teachers of Shall Abound in the Latter Days
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
Teachers of Shall be Exposed
- 2 Timothy 3:9 But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
Teachers of should be Avoided
- Romans 16:17–18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. …
Teachers of Speak Perverse Things
- Acts 20:30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
Teachers of, are Described as Corrupt and Reprobate
- 2 Timothy 3:8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
Teachers of, are Described as Covetous
- Titus 1:11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
Teachers of, are Described as Cruel
- Acts 20:29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Teachers of, are Described as Deceitful
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Teachers of, are Described as Proud and Ignorant
- 1 Timothy 6:3–4 If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, …
Teachers of, are Described as Ungodly
- Judges 1:4 When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
- Judges 1:8 Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
The Wicked Given up to Believe
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
The Wicked Love
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. …
Try, by Scripture
- Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
- 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Unprofitable and Vain
- Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
- Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.