Why is Combatting Error in the Church So Important?

Mark Marshall Podcast

1×

0:00

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -29:52

-29:52

Why is Combatting Error in the Church So Important?

An answer to a good question

Mark Marshall

Mar 07, 2025

Transcript

The beginning of the good comment I respond to:

Why focus on “bad” or unusual beliefs?

Why not focus on Christ:

Then He can work.

Relevant Scriptures include Galatians, I Corinthians, 2 John (esp. vv. 9-11), Jude, Revelation 3-4.

Past relevant posts:

The Problem of Communion: “Dialogue” and When to End It

Mark Marshall

Mar 6

The Problem of Communion: “Dialogue” and When to End It

If you’ve paid attention to church politics for any length of time, you’ve seen it and probably far more than once. A heterodox faction asks for “dialogue” or “conversation” on their pet error. They used to ask for “holy listening” too, but I haven’t heard that one for a while. Perhaps even they realized how cringe that is. Anyway, the error could be in…

Read full story

No Hell? No Orthodoxy.

Mark Marshall

Feb 12

Certain Universalism (the belief that all will eventually be saved) is a more serious heresy than one might think, one that leads to outright apostasy.

Read full story

Why “Winsome” is Losing

Mark Marshall

September 11, 2024

Monday in my podcast, I featured a rather unwinsome address by Michael Clary.

Read full story

3rd John — or what happens when 2nd John isn’t heeded

Mark Marshall

September 19, 2024

3rd John — or what happens when 2nd John isn’t heeded

A week ago, we looked at 2nd John and its jarring instruction that false teachers who put themselves forward as supposed Christian teachers were not even to be given “a greeting” by churches.

Read full story