False Teachers: Mark and Avoid

Don’t Be Naive: False Teachers Are Real and Dangerous (2:1-3)

• The Reality of False Teachers Will Always Be Present
• The Motive of False Teachers Is Sex and Money
• The End of False Teachers Is Destruction

Don’t Be Doubtful: False Teachers Will Be Held Accountable (2:4-10a)

• Don’t Be Doubtful, God Will Justly Judge, Just Like He Has
• Don’t Be Doubtful, God Will Preserve and Rescue, Just Like He Has

Don’t Be Led Astray: False Teachers Can Be Identified (2:10b-16)

• Identified by Their Ignorant Arrogance
• Identified by Their True Desires

Don’t Be Led Astray: False Teachers Have a Powerless Message (2:17-22)

• A Powerless Message that Doesn’t Deliver What it Promises
• A Powerless Message that Can’t Do What Only the Gospel Can