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347» Titus 3:10-11 . . A man that is an heretic after the first and second
admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth,
being condemned of himself.
There is a significant difference between an apostate and an heretic.
Basically: an apostate is a defector whereas an heretic is an insurrectionist.
Apostates typically renounce their current belief system so they can leave
and affiliate with another, whereas heretics stay where they are and work to
undermine a church's leadership, and to revise its established beliefs,
teachings, and doctrines. Heretics seek to gain allies in your church and thus
are a serious danger to congregational unity.
The Greek word translated "reject" basically means to beg off; viz: decline,
deprecate, and shun. In other words, don't give the heretics in your church
the time of day, rather, keep your distance-- very distance as if people who
are dead to you.
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347» Titus 3:10-11 . . A man that is an heretic after the first and second
admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth,
being condemned of himself.
There is a significant difference between an apostate and an heretic.
Basically: an apostate is a defector whereas an heretic is an insurrectionist.
Apostates typically renounce their current belief system so they can leave
and affiliate with another, whereas heretics stay where they are and work to
undermine a church's leadership, and to revise its established beliefs,
teachings, and doctrines. Heretics seek to gain allies in your church and thus
are a serious danger to congregational unity.
The Greek word translated "reject" basically means to beg off; viz: decline,
deprecate, and shun. In other words, don't give the heretics in your church
the time of day, rather, keep your distance-- very distance as if people who
are dead to you.
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