Heresy, heresy everywhere

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. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
(2 Peter 2:1-3)

Make no mistake. They walk among us. They are already here.

Years ago, they tried to recruit me in university.
That didn't work, for the reason was that I was immunized back then.
However, as soon as their tainted doctrine reached my ears, I knew
I saw the wolves under the bloodstained sheepskin.
And I ran from them.
It wasn't my Master's voice.

And yet again, twice have different false teachers with their honey-smooth words
Attempted to breach my guarded defences and subvert the mind of Christ.
To His credit, He let me see the false teachings behind their false words.

I'm no super holy man that I was able to see through their ploys.
The only measure I knew and the only measure I needed was the Word of God.
It is my sword and my shield, with which I daily face the hounding heretics
After me, baying for my faith, my loyalty, my support.

Read the Bible daily, brothers and sisters, for within its pages
Are the inspired, plenary, verbal Word of the Living God.
We fall not because of what we believe, but because we do not know what to believe.
And how can we live out what we believe if we know it not?
It is madness.

Scores of undergraduates are swept up in cultic nets,
Hundreds and thousands flock to charismatic speakers with dubious messages
Millions have been swayed by the doctrine of devils.
We have raised a generation of rootless Christians by our neglect.
And when the strong winds of adversity blows upon them,
We are surprised at their lack of faith and principles!

Should have seen it coming a mile away.
Sound doctrine is rare these days.
My critics can go ask any Christian they meet.
Ask them what they believe in.
Oh, they believe that there is One God?
Good, so too the demons in hell- they believe it and shudder! (James 2:19)
Oh, they also say that Jesus is the Son of God?
So did the demon in this grave-wandering lunatic (Mark 5:7)

Beyond the basics, they have no idea what to believe,
Because they rather read manga than the Bible.
And we muse in astonishment why their lives are not governed by the Scriptures.
Is that really a puzzle to us, or have we been so blinded to the facts
That it was just so convenient to forget about it
And
Look
The
Other
Way?

Back to the drawing board, ladies and gentlemen. Back to our Bibles.