Truth or Terror: The Biblical Reality of Apostasy

[bdavidc]

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. ~ Jude 1:4

Did you know that false teachers are marked for judgment. A false teacher is someone who pretends to speak for God or teach the Bible but instead twists Scripture, rejects sound doctrine, and leads others away from the truth. They are not just confused, they are willfully deceptive. They may use Christian language, quote verses out of context, or present themselves as loving and wise, but what they teach directly contradicts God’s Word. Jesus warned that false teachers are wolves in sheep’s clothing (Matthew 7:15), and the apostles repeatedly exposed them for what they are: enemies of the cross, agents of destruction, and corrupters of souls.

Jude doesn’t soften the truth. He tells us plainly in Jude 4 that the judgment of these people was “marked out long ago.” The Greek word used is prographó, it literally means “written beforehand.” In other words, their destruction was not a surprise to God. It was decreed in eternity past. Their damnation is not accidental, it’s intentional. God planned it. Their fate is sealed.

False teachers are not just wrong. They are beyond repentance. Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews 10:26-27, and 2 Peter 2:20-22 all describe the terrifying reality of apostates, those who have seen the truth, tasted the good things of God, and yet turned away deliberately. They are not ignorant, they are hardened. Their hearts are seared, their conscience is dead, and they have chosen darkness over light. Jude and Peter don’t tell us to try to win them back. They tell us to contend for the faith (Jude 3) and to rescue others from their influence (Jude 23), but the false teachers themselves are described as “twice dead,” “uprooted,” and “reserved for blackest darkness forever” (Jude 12-13).

This isn’t just some New Testament warning, it’s consistent with the whole Bible. In 2 Kings 19:25, God tells Hezekiah, “Did you not hear long ago how I made it, from ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass.” God’s judgment is not an afterthought. It’s part of His eternal plan. The verdict against false teachers was written before the world began.

There’s a reason Scripture does not call us to have endless debates with these deceivers. We’re not told to “hear them out” or “build bridges.” The Bible calls them accursed (Galatians 1:8-9), dogs (Philippians 3:2), and ravenous wolves (Matthew 7:15). They are children of wrath, vessels of destruction, enemies of righteousness, and they are headed straight for eternal judgment. Their presence in the church is a test, and those who follow them will share their fate unless they repent and return to the truth.

Let’s stop dancing around the issue. False teachers will pay dearly for what they are doing. God is not mocked. Judgment is coming, and it is already written in the books of heaven. If you’re following a teacher who distorts the gospel, denies the deity of Christ, promotes works-based salvation, twists Scripture to fit culture, or excuses sin, run. Their end is destruction (Philippians 3:19).

We don’t play games with the truth. We stand on it, proclaim it, and defend it. And we warn others plainly: God has already marked out judgment for the deceivers. You don’t want to go down with them.

 

[Orion]

Amen. Well said. 

[timf]

Without good instruction as to how to mature in faith to Christ-likeness, we are vulnerable to false teaching.

Eph 4:14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

[farouk]

On 5/8/2025 at 5:32 AM, timf said:

Without good instruction as to how to mature in faith to Christ-likeness, we are vulnerable to false teaching.

Eph 4:14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

We do need to be sure of Biblical doctrine, indeed, particularly surrounding the Person and Work of Christ and the message of the Gospel.

[lrs68]

4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

 

5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

 

6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance

[In1]

False teachers would be a mute point if truly relied only on the one who Jesus had said would lead us into all truth.

[bdavidc]

I agree. The Holy Spirit does lead true believers into all truth, just as Jesus promised in John 16:13. But that doesn’t mean false teachers are a mute point. In fact, the Spirit who guides us into truth also gave clear warnings throughout Scripture about the danger of deception. The apostles, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, repeatedly warned that false teachers would arise and mislead many. Paul wrote that “the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1). We are told to mark and avoid those who teach contrary to sound doctrine (Romans 16:17), to test the spirits (1 John 4:1), and to earnestly contend for the faith (Jude 1:3). So while the Spirit guides believers, He doesn’t cancel our responsibility to guard against error, He empowers us to stand on the truth. The Spirit and the Word always agree.

[1to3]

Hello  @bdavidc

Your post here just helped me now to understand a little more clearly, that some walking among us are predestined damned?

On 5/6/2025 at 1:42 PM, bdavidc said:

False teachers are not just wrong. They are beyond repentance.

  However, repentance is available to all, who truly come to Him with a repentant heart if only they choose to repent?

And the parable  the sower that Christ Jesus gives clearly explains this in: Mathew ch13: 1-23 ,Luke ch8: 5-15

2Peter ch3:9 states: "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

This verse emphasizes God's patience and desire for everyone to turn away from sin and towards Him

Here, The Bible emphasize, and writes that God's Mercy and Grace are available to those who truly repent and seek forgiveness?

Is not the sealing fate to the majority of humans after mortal death by Gods ultimate judgment?

Hebrews Ch 9:27:²⁷ And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.

But apparently not by looking up the Bible verses you provided:

Jude 12-13 it s indeed written:

¹² These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

¹³ Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

On 5/6/2025 at 1:42 PM, bdavidc said:

This isn’t just some New Testament warning, it’s consistent with the whole Bible. In 2 Kings 19:25, God tells Hezekiah, “Did you not hear long ago how I made it, from ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass.” God’s judgment is not an afterthought. It’s part of His eternal plan. The verdict against false teachers was written before the world began.

So then yes we have to be very prudent who we engage with if their faith is sealed unto damnation, as they can have no real care for another, but are irretrievably possessed by satan to do his work and bring down as many as they can, through the steal, kill and destroy method.

 

And yes I have heard the same Judas who betrayed Christ Jesus , Christ Jesus did say: one among you is a devil.

But then my next questions is the following:

If God has chosen some for damnation, how does a person seeking Christ Jesus truly know if he/she is truly saved or not?

I have asked God this questions many times and the answer I get from Holy scripture is.:

2 Peter 1:10-11 KJV

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

¹¹ For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

 

And the parable  the sower that Christ Jesus gives clearly explains this in: Mathew ch13: 1-23 ,Luke ch8: 5-15