Hebrews 13:7-17 Heresy & Church Leaders + eDoc teacher's notes

How can heresy be detected? How is it best stopped? Prominent in this chapter of Hebrews is the critical role that church leaders play combating false teaching.

What did the author write in order to safeguard the Hebrews from strange teachings about food (13:7-17)?
1. He urged them to imitate the faith of their leaders, a faith in Jesus who never changes, 13:7-8.
2. He directly warned them against false teachings on food, saying that we have a altar from which the priests cannot eat,13:9-10.
3. He made the parallel that as some sacrifices were not eaten, but rather were burned outside the camp, so also Jesus suffered outside of Jerusalem (on the cross); we are to go outside the camp along with Jesus and bear his reproach, 13:11-14.
4. He said that we are to offer up sacrifices of praise and sharing with others (not a sacrifice of animals), 13:15-16.
5. He urged them to be persuaded by their leaders and to yield to them.