The Rise of False Prophets

No sooner had the early Christian church been established that false teachers entered the church to destroy it from the inside with a false gospel. The Apostle Peter warned against false teachers and the Apostle Paul had to confront them.

2 Peter 2:1 "But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves." NET

Galatians 1:6-9 “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel— 7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!” NET

This bible study examines just what that false gospel was and compares it to the true gospel that was taught by Paul.