Bible Verses about “false doctrines”
The Bible contains 24 verses about false doctrines across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”
“For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.”
“for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,”
“But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.”
“It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.”
“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.”
“and every spirit who doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.”
“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,”
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
“But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.”
“In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.”
“As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.”
“Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.”
“and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.”
“I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news";”
“If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,”
“constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.”
“For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.”
“he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,”
“As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,”