The thing about false teachers is that they have a certain sound and a certain alure that is attractive to the flesh and to our reasoning, and they carry a certain ability to draw people behind them. But they lead people to their own detriment and destruction because they are leading away from Christ. It is vital to us that we understand that in these days there are many antichrists who desire to lead us away from the truth of God. We must be equipped to recognize and avoid the danger. The Bible says that “a prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”

1 John 2:18-23

"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."

Signs all around us clearly point to the Bible truth that we are in the last times. Just look at the crazy events and the spirit of the day as well as the many false teachers that rise up. Now is the time to act. We must make sure that we are ready and that we tell others how to be ready for eternity to come. Where will you be after this life? Where will others you know spend eternity? Now is the only time we have to prepare.

1 John 2:18-20

18. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

20. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

You either love God or you love the world, but you cannot love both. Matthew 6 tells us that “no man can serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other” Did you notice that love and serving are brought together in that verse? You serve the master that you love. That verse concludes, “ye cannot serve God and mammon.” If you think you can love the things of this world AND truly love God, you are deceiving yourself.
A study of 1 John 2:15-17, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

Do you know that you know God? Do you have the assurance that comes with walking in the light of Jesus? A true Christian will desire to keep God’s commandments. If you don’t have that desire, you ought to ask God to search your heart and reveal your true condition. Keeping God’s Word assures us that we are in Him. Study of 1 John 2:1-6

God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. Unfortunately, we don’t always walk in that light. We are lying to ourselves if we think that we have no sin. But I am happy to report that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

God offers full joy in salvation through Jesus Christ. Every Christian ought to experience this wonderful joy that helps to sustain us and keep us in Him, even in the most difficult of circumstances. And even though this joy can be lost, praise God, it can also be restored. We have access to such wonderful joy, and we have experienced such great things in fellowship with God, that we should want to share this with others also.

The first episode! A study of 2 Timothy 2:1-2. Christians, we need to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus so that we can teach the next generation of faithful leaders who will teach others also.