Judge Not?
Did You Know That The Bible gives very specific
instruction about our behaviour towards heretics and
teachers of false doctrine.
MARK THEM AND AVOID THEM--"Now I beseech you,
brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and avoid them." (Romans 16:17)
SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THEM--"Wherefore come out
from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will
receive you," (2 Corinthians 6:17)
REBUKE THEM--"...rebuke them sharply, that
they may be sound in the faith;" (Titus 1:13)
REJECT THEM--"A man that is an heretic after the
first and second admonition reject;" (Titus 3:10)
WITHDRAW FROM THEM--"...we command you, brethren,
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye
withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh
disorderly, and not after the tradition which he
received of us." (2 Thessalonians 3:6)
TRY THEM--"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but
try the spirits wheth I beseech you, brethren,
mark them which cause divisions and offenses
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and
avoid them." (Romans 16:17)
REPROVE THEM--"And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them." (Ephesians 5:11)
TURN AWAY FROM THEM--"Having a form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
(2 Timothy 3:5)
HAVE NO COMPANY WITH THEM--"And if any man obey
not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have
no company with him, that he may be ashamed." (2
Thessalonians 3:14)
RECEIVE THEM NOT--"If there come any unto you,
and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into
your house, neither bid him God speed: For he
that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil
deeds." (2 John 1:10-11) *
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