Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share False Teachers In Two Words
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
False Teachers In Two Words
Sermon Notes—“False Teachers in Two Words”
May 15, 2016
“We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.”
Colossians 1:28 (NIV84)
Lesson Text
10and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties, 11whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children; 15forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.
2 Peter 2:10–16 (NASB95)
As he continues to shine a spotlight on false teachers in chapter 2, Peter uses two words that aptly describe their character and motivation:
Daring—having a bold and daring personality. Revile—blasphemy; to speak lightly and disparagingly of God and spiritual beings.
In the case of false teachers, their language and behavior goes beyond boldness to disrespect, RECKLESSNESS and FOOLISHNESS.
Truth: Christians have every reason to be confident, not because of their greatness but HIS.
8Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. 9But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 8–9 (NASB95)
Self-willed—from the Greek word authades, which literally means SELF-PLEASING.
Revel— Greek truphe, meaning luxury, splendor, and self-indulgence.
It came to be associated with partying and drunkenness.
False teachers seek to INDULGE all of their desires with no shame or RESTRAINT.
17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
Their daring and self-willed behavior has a purpose: to ATTRACT and TEMPT unstable believers.
It is spiritual SPIRITUAL ABUSE. If you are stable and strong, do you have a responsibility to protect the WEAK?
If you are stable and strong today, what are VULNERABLE areas a false teacher could exploit later?
What steps can you take today to strengthen yourself before he/she comes?
View all episodes
By Sermon Notes—“False Teachers in Two Words”
May 15, 2016
“We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.”
Colossians 1:28 (NIV84)
Lesson Text
10and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties, 11whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they carouse with you, 14having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children; 15forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.
2 Peter 2:10–16 (NASB95)
As he continues to shine a spotlight on false teachers in chapter 2, Peter uses two words that aptly describe their character and motivation:
Daring—having a bold and daring personality. Revile—blasphemy; to speak lightly and disparagingly of God and spiritual beings.
In the case of false teachers, their language and behavior goes beyond boldness to disrespect, RECKLESSNESS and FOOLISHNESS.
Truth: Christians have every reason to be confident, not because of their greatness but HIS.
8Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. 9But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 8–9 (NASB95)
Self-willed—from the Greek word authades, which literally means SELF-PLEASING.
Revel— Greek truphe, meaning luxury, splendor, and self-indulgence.
It came to be associated with partying and drunkenness.
False teachers seek to INDULGE all of their desires with no shame or RESTRAINT.
17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
Their daring and self-willed behavior has a purpose: to ATTRACT and TEMPT unstable believers.
It is spiritual SPIRITUAL ABUSE. If you are stable and strong, do you have a responsibility to protect the WEAK?
If you are stable and strong today, what are VULNERABLE areas a false teacher could exploit later?
What steps can you take today to strengthen yourself before he/she comes?