So, I agree and disagree with this.
While it is true that we should seek to be discerning and gracious toward those who are genuinely confused or growing in understanding, Scripture draws a clear line between those who are sincerely seeking truth and those who persist in false teaching after being corrected. The issue is not whether someone seems "nice" or "honest" in their intentions—Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), and intentions do not sanctify error.
The Bible is not a suggestion or a starting point for personal interpretation based on what we feel is more palatable or emotionally acceptable. It is the authoritative, God-breathed Word (2 Timothy 3:16), and those who twist it to suit their own views are not merely "confused brethren," but false teachers. Peter warns that such people distort Scripture "to their own destruction" (2 Peter 3:16). If someone is confronted with clear biblical teaching and chooses to reject it in favor of a man-made belief, they are no longer walking in the truth but opposing it. In that case, Scripture is not ambiguous—it commands us to have nothing more to do with them (Titus 3:10–11).
We are not to determine fellowship based on how many others we disagree with or how shocking someone else’s beliefs may seem, but rather on the foundation of truth. If someone denies the truth of God's Word and reshapes it into something it does not say, they are not a Christian, regardless of how sincerely they hold their views. They are promoting a lie and presenting a false god. That is not confusion—it is rebellion. And God calls us not to extend fellowship to those who persist in such rebellion, lest we share in their works (2 John 1:10–11).
True love discerns. It warns. It separates when needed. Continuing fellowship with those who distort the gospel is not love—it is disobedience.
I did not ask for your advice, and frankly, your response reflects a troubling pattern: choosing parts of Scripture that suit your preferences while ignoring the clear commands of God. That is not honoring the Word—it is reshaping it to fit your own ideas. And with your chosen username, KingJ, let me remind you that you are not a king, and I am not one of your subjects. I do not answer to you. I follow the truth of God’s Word as it is written, not as I wish it to be. I will give an account to God for how I upheld His truth, and so will you. On the Day of Judgment, your tone or intentions will not matter—what will matter is whether you were filled with the Holy Spirit, walking in the truth, or fashioning a god of your own making. Those who have the Spirit of God know the truth and do not twist it to serve their own image.
The reason I am posting on this message board is because it bears the name of Jesus—not the name of idol worship. If this space were simply about creating and promoting your own version of God, I would have no part in it. But as long as the name of Christ is attached to it, I will speak the truth of His Word without compromise. People who do not yet know Jesus may come here seeking to understand who He is and what it means to follow Him. When they are met instead with false teaching—twisting Scripture and reshaping God into something more palatable—they are not being drawn to the true Christ but to a counterfeit. If falsehood is what dominates, then this no longer serves as a place for Christ’s message but becomes a platform for deception. That is why it must be confronted.
Whoever owns and moderates this message board needs to seriously consider what they are allowing to be done in the name of Jesus. When His name is attached to something, there is a responsibility to uphold His truth, not to provide a platform for twisting it. Promoting or tolerating false teaching under the banner of Christ is not neutral—it is dangerous. Those in positions of oversight will also give an account to God for what they permitted in His name.
Matthew 18:6
"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea."
Galatians 1:8–9
"But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed."
2 Peter 2:1–3
"But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you… bringing in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."
James 3:1
"Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness."
Romans 16:17–18
"I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."
2 Corinthians 11:13–15
"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ… Their end will correspond to their deeds."
Jude 1:4
"For certain people have crept in unnoticed… ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ."
Revelation 2:20–23
"But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel… who is teaching and seducing my servants… I will throw her onto a sickbed… and I will strike her children dead."
Titus 1:10–11
"For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers… They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach."
1 Timothy 4:1–2
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons…"