Should We “Name Names” of False Prophets and Teachers?
Should We "Name Names" of False Prophets and Teachers?
Question: Should we name the names of false prophets and teachers who are known for false doctrines and are unrepentant? ABSOLUTELY! We must protect our brothers and sisters in Christ from the wolves in sheep's clothing out there. It is an ABSOLUTE necessity in this age of deception that we mention names, sheep are easily deceived, and you cannot just let these false teachers continue in deceiving.
Romans 16:17-18 (NIV)
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Gal 2:11-21 – Peter is rebuked by Paul
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gal%202:11-21&version=NIV
1 Tim 1:19b-20
Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
2 Timothy 2:16-18
Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.