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Alarming as II Peter 2:1-3 is, Peter does not define heresy, but he does tell what one heresy is and will be. He also does not tell us here what the source of heresy is either. Heresy is the translation of the Greek hairesis—meaning literally "choice" or "selection"—which has an interesting secular as well as biblical history. Until its ...
The literal translation of the words rendered "damnable heresies" is "heresies of destruction," the last word being the same which occurs again at the end of the verse. These heresies destroy the soul; they bring ruin both to those who are led astray and to the false teachers themselves.
Damnable heresies. —Rather, parties (full) of destruction (Philippians 1:28), “whose end is destruction” (Philippians 3:19). Wiclif and Rheims have “sects of perdition.” “Damnable heresies” comes from Geneva—altogether a change for the worse.
“Damnable” is found only in 2 Peter 2:1, where the apostle warns of false teachers who will secretly bring in “damnable heresies” (RSV “destructive heresies”).
Biblically, "heresy" is any teaching which contradicts or twists the truth. These doctrines are destructive to Christianity, attempting to internally change it to something false. They are also harmful to individual Christians, by leading them away from God's Word.
Sep 21, 2018 · Today we label “heresies” as “clearly false teachings,” of any kind. Now it is true that “aireo,” the root verb behind “heresy,” can just mean “to choose.” As in Hebrews 11:25-26, there spoken of the faithful man of God Moses …
2 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
