ETHICS DEFINED
According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, ethics is, "The science of morals, or of human duty… Applied ethics presents a scheme of action applicable to the various relations of human life and labor, and sets forth what the rights and duties are which are involved in these relations..."
False teachers can be divided into a variety of categories. Some advocate wrong beliefs but godly ethics. Some advocate right beliefs but ungodly ethics. Some advocate both wrong beliefs and ungodly ethics.