Heresy is a belief that is inconsistent with what the Bible says. It is often attributed to the instruction of a false prophet.
An alternate phrase for heresy is false teaching.
Key verse about heresy: “But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets” (Acts 24:14, KJV).
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