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What are…• Deut. 13, 18; • Is. 9, 28;• Eze. 13, 14, 22;• Jer. 5, 6, 8, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29;• Zep. 3;• Mic. 3;• Matt. 7;• 1 & 2 Tim.;• 1 John 2, 4;• 2 Pet. 2

…talking about?

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But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side."

Luke9:50; 11:23

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

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1) Who Jesus is (the God-Man – 1 John 4:2-3)2) What Jesus did (salvation by grace – Gal. 1:8)

3) His bodily, physical resurrection (1 Cor. 15:17)

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1) Does the doctrine adhere to the cardinal points of Christianity?2) Does the doctrine lead to Christ-likeness?3) Does the doctrine lead to a true worship of the true God?

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Heresy ~ a: dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice b: an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards

Merriam-Webster DictionaryEleventh Edition

Aberrant ~ a: straying from the right or normal way b: deviating from the usual or natural type

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They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us…

1 John 2:19

21 Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?" 23 And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!"

Matthew7:21-23

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Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; they speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of the Lord."

Jeremiah23:16

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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John4:1

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Exploit ~ emporeuomai – emporium

Deceptive ~ plastos – molded, formed

• KJV, make merchandise

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Hell ~ Depending upon translation, 3 words rendered "hell"

1) hadēs ~ (Heb. sheol) region of departed spirits of the lost2) ge`enna ~ place of eternal torment, hell-fire

3) tartarus ~ (only in 2 Pet. 2:4) probably akin to abyssō