Matthew 13:24-30 NASB

24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25 “But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

26 “But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

27 “The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

28 “And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

29 “But he said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.

30 ‘Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”‘”

Matthew 13:36-43 NASB

36 Then He left the crowds and went into the house And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37 And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

40 “So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

41 “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all (K)stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43 “Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father He who has ears, let him hear.

Notice, the slaves that are held back from gathering early are the angels of the Lord. There is NOTHING in that parable that prevents good seed or wheat from warning fellow wheat about bad seed or tares.

Christians are supposed to judge those who claim the Lord’s name. Judge if they are someone fit to associate with.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (New American Standard Bible)

9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;

10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world.

11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler–not even to eat with such a one.

12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?

13 But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.

What you see above is the height of covetous and swindling, being done in the Lord’s name. That is the work of immorality, not the Gospel of the Lord Jesus. The teaching is false, we are not to be with people who are immoral and avoid false teachers. As it is written in 2 Peter 2.

Eddie Long is shown there trying to sell the gift of God as something that can be bartered with money. That is heresy as noted in scripture.

Acts 8:20-21 (New American Standard Bible)

20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

21 “You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Saints are instructed to avoid people like Eddie Long.
Romans 16:17 (New American Standard Bible)

17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.

It is an act of Christian love to sound the alarm when someone is trying to fleece the flock. If your biological brother were about to be scammed by someone about to sell them a malfunctioning car, you would war him. You would not hesitate. Even more so with our brothers and sisters in Christ we are to help them avoid acts of heresy.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 (New American Standard Bible)

14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

This age is well described in 2 Thessalonians 2.

Showing and warning about these false teachers and their tactics helps saints better identify the phony from the genuine.