“A maxim in the political world says, “Treason never prospers; what’s the reason? If it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
The parallel maxim in ecclesiology would be, “Heresy never prospers, for if it prosper, none dare call it heresy.”
Is this the reason that we never hear of any minister or seminary professor being charged with heresy, despite the apostasy all around us, even in Reformed churches? Is this why we never hear of any church court accusing a false teacher of being a false teacher?
The Old Testament is replete with warnings about false prophets. The New Testament is replete with warnings about false teachers. Twenty-two of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament contain such warnings. The churches are filled with theological confusion, error, and unbelief, yet we never hear these warnings from the lips of church leaders.
Instead, we see false teachers honored as “esteemed brethren.” We see them accepted and even honored by the churches. And we see those who would confront them in the spirit of Elijah, those who would strip away the sheep’s clothing and expose the wolves, sanctimoniously condemned as troublemakers, unloving, and schismatics.
Heresy must be prospering in the churches, for none dare call it heresy.”
