Misdirection

“Spiritual Error is Rampant” is the lesson title this week, but so is the presence of false teachers. As teachers our goal this week is to (1) help members identify the characteristics of spiritual error, (2) denounce it and (3) uphold the truth.

Writing for Watchman Fellowship Expositor, James Barker identifies Heresies: Then and Now, which is worth reading.

As a former football player, I remember the value of misdirection plays, like the wingback counter (see diagram). The play was very successful against a defense that over pursued. A false teacher successfully uses misdirection to get his overly eager followers to take their eye off the ball (the gospel of Jesus Christ).