We live in a time of widespread and growing apostasy in churches, seminaries, and Bible colleges - and in Christian homes. Dealing with apostasy is not only the responsibility of pastors and church leaders - it is the responsibility of every believer. http://www.teachingtheword.org Many who perish believe it's safer to remain on a large but mortally wounded ship than to enter small but sound lifeboat. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61948&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 "My church isn't preaching the Gospel or Biblical morality anymore. But I don't think I'll leave. Maybe things will get better." http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61943&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Under such conditions, there can be but one possible Biblical response from those who continue to stand for the truth. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61941&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Adopting a Biblical attitude toward false teachers & dealing with them accordingly is never easy or convenient. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61940&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 We can only identify false teachers using the objective measuring rod of Scripture; mere opinions are irrelevant. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61939&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 When truth becomes optional, error is justifiable. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61937&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Scripture tells us that there are circumstances in which such a rebuke is the Christian's duty before God. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=64829&view=post&blogid=10142 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 True anathema is not the proclamation of man or a church, but of God. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61949&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 In each of the four possible outcomes, do the right thing, and trust God for the results. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76326&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 You need to understand the Biblical steps in confronting apostasy - and how apostates' allies and enablers may try to block, complicate, or circumvent the process. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76313&view=post&blogid=10142 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 How will you respond when people twist Scripture to try to prevent you from doing what God's Word commands you to do? http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76291&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Some people in the church will try to prevent you from doing your duty when apostasy appears. Don't let them. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76285&view=post&blogid=10142 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Christ commended the church at Ephesus for its stand against apostasy, but warned them about the danger of doing the right thing for the wrong reason. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76283&view=post&blogid=10142 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The only Biblical motivation for confronting apostasy is love for Christ and His church, and the only standard for judging apostasy is the truth of God's Word. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76272&view=post&blogid=10142 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 To properly confront it, you must understand what apostasy is, and is not, according to Scripture. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76270&view=post&blogid=10142 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 According to Scripture, what is the loving response to apostasy? To answer that question, five things must be absolutely clear in your mind as a believer. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76223&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Scripture tells us that to keep silent in the presence of error within the church is, in fact, a most un-loving act. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=76199&view=post&blogid=10142 Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A church, so this objection goes, does not become a heretical body unless and until it officially endorses heresy. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=61947&view=post&blogid=10142 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Today too few Christians really understand why the Reformation took place and what is at stake if it is reversed. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59291&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Those who lead churches into apostasy frequently play fast and loose with church history. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59290&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Many of those who lead Christian schools and churches into apostasy definitely have a way with words, playing fast and loose with the truth. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59288&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Christian academia and the church are seeking "respectability" in many wrong places. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59287&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 There can be no evangelism - for that matter, there is no basis for evangelism - without a Biblical view of sin. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59285&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Both blatantly false teachers and even some well-meaning preachers add many things to the authentic Gospel. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59284&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Wrong attitudes about the Word of God provide fertile ground for the seeds of unbelief. http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/?articleid=59282&view=post&blogid=10142 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400