Bible Verses About The Valentinians And Gnostic Heresy

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.

Clear Bible warning about false teachers and heresies

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

Direct heresy passage often used in this topic

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;

Warns against different doctrine and unsound words

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

Commands rejection of a heretic after admonition

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

Direct mention of falsely called science/knowledge

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Direct warning about deceivers denying Christ in the flesh

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

Lists heresies among works of the flesh.

Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

False teaching about the resurrection.

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

Twisted teachings drawing disciples away.

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

Vain discussion after swerving from faith.

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Pernicious ways and evil-spoken truth.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

False apostles disguising themselves.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Doctrines of demons and departure from faith.

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

Warns against imagining one knows something.

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:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

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Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

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But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

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The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

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

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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,

Warns against asceticism and angel worship tied to visions.

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.

Warns against philosophy and empty deceit.

Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Distorting the gospel of Christ.

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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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.

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But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

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But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

Bible warning about the 'depths of Satan' in a false doctrine context.

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.

Strong related warning about not abiding in Christ's teaching

And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

False talk spreads like gangrene.