“Beware of False Teachers” II Peter 2:1-3, 10-19

“Beware of False Teachers” II Peter 2:1-3, 10-19

“Beware of False Teachers” II Peter 2:1-3, 10-19

False Teachers follow Satan, the master deceiver.

  1. FALSE PROPHETS PLAGUED THE P________ OF ANCIENT TIMES.
    1. C_______ fled from God. Genesis 4
    2. Following the Genesis F______… the Tower of Babel. Genesis 11:3
    3. Genesis 19 tells of the W_______ practices of Sodom & Gomorrah.
    4. M________ faced Pharaoh and his False Teachers… Exodus 5-11
    5. False T_________ rebelled against Moses. Exodus 32, Numbers 12 & 16
    6. The Old Testament reveals the constant sin of people. Judges, I & II Kings, I & II Chronicles
  2. FALSE PROPHETS PLAGUED THE FIRST CENTURY B_____________.
    1. The L_______ of Israel should have welcomed the Messiah. Matthew 2
    2. The P___________, Sadducees & Scribes were generally corrupt. Matthew 9:10f; 12:1f; 15:1f; 16:1f
    3. Jesus W___________: beware of false prophets. Matthew 7:15f
    4. P_______ warned believers in Galatia about anyone who presented a different message. Galatians 1:6-8
    5. Occasionally, G_____ would intervene. Acts 13, 16
    6. A_________ the coppersmith; a problem … II Timothy 4:14; Acts 20:28f
  3. FALSE PROPHETS C_______________ TO PLAGUE THE CHURCH.
    1. Jesus W______: we live under the threat of the ruler of this world. John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11
    2. D___________ of Jesus have fully surrendered to Him. John 13:35; 15:8
    3. Obey Paul’s instruction to T_____________. II Timothy 2:15; 3:16-17
    4. Jesus prayed that His church would be U_________. John 17
    5. Hundreds of variations of B_________ exist, all claiming to be Christian.
    6. Be S__________ of God’s word… attentive to the Spirit. Galatians 5:22f

False Teachers of God excuse away His truth, making allowances for sin & corruption. Our Lord prayed for us. John 17:17