{"product_id":"how-not-to-become-a-heretic-a-practical-guide-for-christians-who-want-to-stay-faithful-to-the-gospel-paperback","title":"How Not to Become a Heretic: A Practical Guide for Christians Who Want to Stay Faithful to the Gospel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur A. Tiger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most dangerous heretic you will ever meet doesn't live in another church, or somewhere on the internet. He looks back at you from the mirror every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost no one falls into heresy by deciding to believe a lie. People go astray the way sincere, intelligent, God-loving believers always have - by taking hold of a real truth and loving it so much that they pull it out of balance. Heresy, in the end, is simply truth that lost its balance: orthodoxy with the brakes cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Not to Become a Heretic is a practical guide for ordinary Christians who want to stay faithful to the gospel. It is not a catalog of old errors to memorize, but a field guide to the mechanisms that lead earnest believers astray - and the habits of heart and mind that keep them steady. On every page it asks the question that matters more than \"How is this false?\" - \"Why was this teaching attractive?\" Because the lie that endangers you is never the one that repels you; it is the one that tastes sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, honest, and free of heretic-hunting, this book shows you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow heresies are really born - and the marks of dangerous theology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hidden danger of spiritual pride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven practical defenses: reading the whole Bible, testing ideas by church history, telling the essential from the secondary, asking the right questions, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen warning signs that help you recognize trouble early\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA step-by-step method for investigating any new teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to do when you discover that you were wrong - without fear or self-condemnation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a new believer, a small-group leader, or simply someone who would rather love the truth than merely be right, this is a book to read slowly - and not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67869750853790,"sku":"9798235878396","price":25.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/5FTKpNnha89798235878396.webp?v=1793314652","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/how-not-to-become-a-heretic-a-practical-guide-for-christians-who-want-to-stay-faithful-to-the-gospel-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}