Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
Bible References
There
Matthew 18:7 “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
Luke 17:1
He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Acts 20:30
and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
Which
Deuteronomy 13:3
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Luke 2:35
and a sword will pierce even your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
2 Corinthians 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?