false teachings
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Message by Jory Leong @ SSMC Sunday Celebration on 8 July 2012TRANSCRIPT
1 John 2:18-27
Jim Jones
1 John 2:18-27
1 John 2
Threats faced by the Christians
The Christians were facing a threat from false teaching, mainly Gnosticism.
Gnostic Beliefs: Matter is evil and spirit is good.
Gnosticism
2 extreme views
Body should
be treated
harshly
Sin committed
in the body
doesn’t matter
1 John 2
Threats faced by the Christians
The Christians were facing a threat from false teaching, mainly Gnosticism.
Gnostic Beliefs: Matter is evil and spirit is good.
Threat was serious as author used strong language to describe the false teachers -“antichrists” (2:18) and “false prophets” (4:1)
Don’t Drink the Kool Aid
1. WHY
2. WHAT
3. HOW
is there
false teaching?
is false
teaching?
do we
respond?
WHY is there false teaching?
We are in the
“last hour”
1 John 2:18 “Dear
children, this is the
last hour; and as
you have heard that
the antichrist is
coming, even now
many antichrists
have come. This is
how we know it is
the last hour."
WHY is there false teaching?
We are in the
“last hour” “Last Hour” is
the period of time
from Jesus’
ascension to the
Second Coming
WHY is there false teaching?
We are in the
“last hour” 1 John 2:26
“I am writing
these things to
you about those
who are trying to
lead you astray.”
“Everything else
in life can wait,
but the search for
God cannot
wait.”
WHAT is false teaching?
1. Saviour
2. Scripture
WHAT is false teaching?
SAVIOUR
WHAT is false teaching?
Saviour
1 John 2:22-23
“22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies
that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person
is the antichrist - denying the Father and
the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son
has the Father; whoever acknowledges
the Son has the Father also.”
WHAT is false teaching?
Saviour
1 John 2:18
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and
as you have heard that the antichrist is
coming, even now many antichrists
have come. This is how we know it is the
last hour.”
“anti”
“against” “instead of”
New Age Jesus
Da Vinci Code
Jesus
Eastern Religion
Jesus
Jehovah
Witnesses Jesus
Health & Wealth
Jesus
WHAT is false teaching?
Scripture
WHAT is false teaching?
Scripture
2 Tim 4:3-4 “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”
HOW do we respond?
HOW do we respond?
Know the
“The quickest way to slay error is to proclaim the truth”
… is found in the Word of God
John 8:31-32 (NLT) “Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
HOW do I know the truth?
1 John 2:27 “As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit - just as it has taught you, remain in him.”
1 John 2:20 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”
The Holy Spirit teaches us &
reveals the truth of Scripture
(John 14:26, 1 Cor 12:10-14)
1 John 2:18-27
WHY is there false teaching? Last Hour
WHAT is false teaching? 1. Saviour
2. Scripture
HOW to respond? Know the
truth
Ancient words ever true Changing me and changing you We have come with open hearts Oh let the ancient words impart
Ancient Words