Bible Verses About Carpocrates And Gnostic Heresy

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Direct warning about false knowledge.

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Strong warning against destructive heresies.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Warning against philosophy and deceit.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Short warning to turn away from false godliness.

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

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This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Pride in supposed knowledge fits the topic.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

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Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.

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If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

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Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

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And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

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A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Direct rejection of a heretic after warning.

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Defines obedience to doctrine as the line of truth.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Warns that false teachers arise from within.

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Warning against strange doctrines.

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

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For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

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For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

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Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

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So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

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And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

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For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

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Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

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For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

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