False Leaders (long article, but worth the read)

FALSE DOCTRINES

1 Timothy 1:3-4 "As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do."

Other doctrine is heterodidaskaleo in Greek, meaning to instruct differently or altered doctrine.

Questions is zetesis in Greek, meaning a seeking, an inquiry, a debate, or a matter of controversy.

Edifying is oikonomia in Greek, meaning the management of a household affairs; oversight, administration, or stewardship of another's property.

False leaders "minister questions" and controversial matters about faith in Jesus. Godly leaders edify believers in their faith in Jesus through loving management of 'family matters'. Godly leaders do not 'own' the sheep, nor is it 'their' church, but they view themselves as stewards of God's property.

The "father of lies" continues to add to the long list of false doctrines, but the following are some of the false doctrines of New Testament time.