Would this be enough to show that belief in a future resurrection is an essential?

1 Tim 1
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

2 Tim 2
6 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.

Another question: Do you think that the Hymenaen heresy applies to full-preterists? And were only their babblings shunned, or were they shunned themselves? When Paul says it will spread like cancer, was he speaking of only in his time period, or for all ages? The reason I ask is because we have had a few full-preterists (a woman and her children) attending my church for awhile. The leadership knows, and I've discussed the issues with her (I think I got a little ways with her- though she still denies the activity of Satan in this age- dangerous!!) I'm inclined to think this heresey would have been more dangerous in Paul's day because of the the gnosticism of the pagans.


True godliness is a sincere feeling which loves God as Father as much as it fears and reverences Him as Lord, embraces His righteousness, and dreads offending Him worse than death~ Calvin