The New Testament is filled with warnings of false teachers who would preach a different gospel, which Paul says is no gospel at all (Galatians 1:7).  False gospels have been around since the first century and are still alive and thriving today.  Our question for this episode pertains to the person who has been deceived by one of these cults.  Whose fault is it?  Would God really judge a devout person who unknowingly follows a false gospel?  This is a question that should strike at home because there are millions of people today who have been deceived into following a cult.  So what do we do about it?

Scriptures:

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 (key verse) - Test everything!
1 Corinthians 4:6 - Don't go beyond what is written in the Scriptures
1 Corinthians 3:13 - faith tested by fire
1 Peter 1:7 - faith tested by fire
2 Corinthians 8:22 - testing a brother in the faith
2 Corinthians 13:5-7 - test (examine) your own faith
Philippians 2:22 - Timothy was 'approved' (implies that his faith was tested)
1 Timothy 3:10 - Deacons in the church are tested
Acts 17:11 - The Berean Jews tested everything Paul was saying according to the Scriptures
Revelation 2:2 - Testing those who claim to be apostles and finding them to be false
1 John 4:1 - Test the spirits to see whether or not they are from God
Galatians 1:6-9 - Even if an angel brings another gospel, that angel is to be accursed
Galatians 2:1-10 - The gospel Paul preached was tested and approved by pillars of the faith
2 Timothy 4:3-4 - Some would rather hear what they want to hear, rather than sound, biblical teaching
Ephesians 5:6-14 - Encouragement to not be deceived

Resources:

The Kingdom of the Cults, 6th Edition, by Walter Martin
Cultish - Apologia Studios Podcast with Jeff Durbin and Jeremiah Roberts
Secret Church 18: Cults & Counterfeit Gospels