Good Lee/Bad Lee: Can They Be Separated?

[OBW]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Acquiesce? Can all those who heard this really be condemned?

Those who knew it was wrong and acquiesced. Not just those who followed.

I find it interesting that there are several instances in scripture in which the typical Christian is described as learning from teachers. Ephesians even differentiates it into apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. And at least one of them indicates that the teachers are the problem. They teach with gold, silver, and precious stones, or with wood, hay, and stubble. And the teacher is proved by fire. Oddly, the ""building" or "farm" upon which the teacher is working was not implicated. For me, this means that when we do not see the error and follow, it is not our problem. It is the teacher's.

So those who "hear" it are not necessarily condemned. But the ones who taught it are. And those who knew better and sat by silently are as well. Those who know better should be those who step up to "refuse" certain teachers. That failure makes them complicit.