Exiles: Uncompromising Truth
November 17, 2024
Pastor Kent Landhuis
THEME – In exile we must be prepared for false teachers.
TEXT – 2 Peter 2:1-22
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who saved us through his own glory and excellence. ~ 2 Peter 1:3 ESV
Four warnings to avoid false teachers and false teaching:
- Beware of destructive messages.
- 2 Peter 2:1
- 1 Timothy 1:3-4, 6:3-5
- 1 John 1:22, 4:3
- 2 John 1:7
- Beware of deceptive methods.
- 2 Peter 2:3
- Matthew 7:15-20
- James 1:14-16
- Deception leads to seduction, seduction leads to corruption, corruption leads to destruction.
- Beware of depraved morals.
- 2 Peter 2:10-14
- Judges 17:6, 21:25
- Self-centered, self-serving, and self-indulgence leads to self-destruction.
- Beware of degraded motives.
- 2 Peter 2:3,14
- 17 – “They are wells without water.”
- 18 – They offer “great swelling words of emptiness.”
- 19 – “They promise freedom but deliver slavery.”
- 20 – They “bring destruction.”(damnation)
NEXT STEPS
- Answer these two questions:
- Who is Jesus?
- What will I do with Jesus?
- Reread and review 2 Peter 2 and be encouraged:
- God’s judgment is not idle—it is patient. (vs.3)
- No sin escapes punishment—we take the punishment or Christ takes it for us. (vs. 4-6)
- God preserves a witness to righteousness and justice in the world—even when we don’t see it. (vs. 5)
- God promises to rescue the righteous—God keeps his promises. (vs. 7-9)
- Those who indulge in their lusts and despise God’s authority will one day tremble before him. (vs. 9-10)
- False teachers will be exposed as worthless. (vs. 17-19)
- Trust in God’s revealed Word.
- God’s Word is trustworthy and true. (2 Peter 1:16-20)
- Commit to doing the Bible Recap in 2025.
RECOMMENDED READING – If you wish to go deeper into the “Exiles” sermon series, we highly recommend Exiles by Preston Sprinkle. BUY ON AMAZON
