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WALKING IN THE LIGHT PRESENTED BY STEVEN SCHILLER
a. A commendation for walking in truth - 2 Jn 1:4,5,6
b. An exhortation to walk in love - 2 Jn 1:5-6
3. But what if someone comes to us, teaching doctrine contrary to what we have learned from Jesus and His apostles...?
a. Should our desire to “walk in love” permit us to receive and support those teaching error?
b. Can we do so, and still be “walking in truth”?
4. In the remaining portion of this short epistle, John (the “apostle of love”) is very explicit about such things...
a. He tells us to beware of deceivers and antichrists - 2 Jn 1: 7
b. He tells us to look to ourselves lest we lose those things we have worked for - 2 Jn 1: 8
c. He tells us of the danger of not abiding in the doctrine of Christ - 2 Jn 1: 9
d. He tells us we cannot support teachers who fail to teach the doctrine of Christ without sharing in
their evil deeds - 2 Jn 1:10-11
In this “Warning Against Receiving False Teachers”, then, John warn us about several things
worthy of our careful consideration. Let’s take a closer look, beginning with a need to...]
I. BEWARE OF DECEIVERS AND ANTICHRISTS!
A. JESUS AND HIS APOSTLES HAVE GIVEN US AMPLE WARNING...
1. In His sermon on the mount - Mt 7:15
2. In His discourse on Mt. Olivet - Mt 24:11, 23-25
3. Paul, in his farewell address to the Ephesian elders - Ac 20:29,30-31
4. Paul, in his first epistle to Timothy - 1 Ti 4:1,2-3
5. Peter, in his second epistle - 2 Pe 2:1,2-3
B. EVEN IN JOHN’S DAY, THEY HAD BEGUN TO ARRIVE...
1. Deceivers had gone out, denying that Jesus had come in the flesh - 2 Jn 1:7
2. Many false prophets had gone out into the world - 1 Jn 4:1
3. Denying that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, they were “antichrists” - 1 Jn 4:3; 2 Jn 1: 7
With such warning, and seeing that they had started to come even in John’s day, we should not be surprised to see many such deceivers and antichrists today! To guard against being misled by such deceivers, we do well to consider the next important theme in our text.
II. LOOK TO YOURSELVES!
A. THIS ADMONITION ALSO STRESSED THROUGHOUT THE SCRIPTURES...
1. Several times on one occasion by Jesus - Mk 13:5,9,23,33
2. By Paul in writing to the Corinthians - 2 Co 13:5
B. THE NEED IS THERE, BECAUSE THE DANGER IS PRESENT
1. John was concerned that they not lose the things they worked for - 2 Jn 1: 8
2. The writer to the Hebrews was concerned that we not fall short of entering our heavenly rest He 3:12-4:1
With the real danger of falling short of our eternal reward, and with the ever present deceivers who can make it happen, it is imperative that we fully understand the basis upon which our relationship with the Father and Son rests. John is clear about this involves as he stresses the need to...
III.ABIDE IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST!
A. THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST
1. Is it the doctrine about Christ, or the doctrine taught by Christ?
2. John holds equally to both positions
a. It is fundamental to the faith to hold to the proper views about Christ - 2 Jn1: 7
b. It is fundamental to the faith to obey the commandments of Christ - 1 Jn 3:24
3. Thus what John says here applies in either case
B. THE NEED TO ABIDE IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST...
1. Those who do not abide, do not have God - , 1 Jn 1:6; 2:3-5
2. Those who do abide, have both the Father and the Son - Jn 14:21,22,23
-- Note: this verse strongly supports the concept of the GOD head, in which there is only one God, but three distinct personalities in the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
As long as we abide in the doctrine of Christ, keeping His commandments, we have no reason to fear
being misled by deceivers, nor losing our reward. That brings us to the theme which may have prompted the writing of this letter...
IV. DO NOT RECEIVE FALSE TEACHERS! 2 Jn1:10-11
A. THE CONTEXT IS LIKELY THAT OF SUPPORTING THEM IN THEIR WORK...
1. It was common for first century missionaries to depend upon the hospitality of the early Christians - Philemon 1:22
2. In his third epistle, John commends Gauis for this sort of hospitality - 3 Jn 5,6-7
The Second Epistle Of John 10
B. TO SUPPORT THEM IS TO SHARE IN THEIR EVIL DEEDS...
1. Supporting a teacher made one a fellow worker with him who taught
a. That could make one a fellow worker for the truth - 3 Jn 1: 8
b. But if his teaching was contrary to the doctrine of Christ, supporting him would be to
share in his evil deeds - . 2 Jn 1: 11
2. Therefore the admonition to the elect lady not to receive or greet such false teachers...
a. Not we should never seek to study with those in error who may come our way
b. But not to receive those false teachers who seek only our acquiescence to their doctrine and our support in helping them spread it!
CONCLUSION
1. With this “Warning Against Receiving False Teachers”, John purpose in writing is fulfilled
2. He then signs off with a brief farewell...
a. Having so much more to write, but desiring to speak in person - 2 Jn 1: 12
1) Why? “...that our joy may be full”
2) Despite the convenience of remote communication (e.g., writing letters, talking on the
phone, sending email), nothing surpasses the joy of talking face to face
b. Sending greetings from “the children of your elect sister” - 2 Jn 1: 13
1) How one interprets “the elect lady and her children” of verse 1 determines one’s
understanding of verse 13
2) Either members of another church, or relatives of the “elect lady and her children”
2. As we close our perusal of this epistle, I hope that we are left with a strong sense of need...
a. To walk in the truth
b. To walk in love
c. To be very careful about those teachers to whom we give our support
How is our walk today? Are we walking according to the doctrine of Christ concerning truth and love?
Remember the words of John...
“Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not
have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the
Son.”
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- Are you the enemy of God
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- All power is of God
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- All things work together for good
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- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm Greek Baptizo fully covered
- Rebaptizm
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptized into Christ
- Baptizm point
- Born of water & spirit
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
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- Be not many masters.
- Rebaptizm scriptually
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- Bible read & listen
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- Blasphemy the name of Jesus
- Christ
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- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
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- Deception of false teachers
- Day of the Lord
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- Denominationlism
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- Fabricated truth
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- False Teaching
- Forgiveness
- False prophets
- Faith
- First gospel sermon
- Falling away
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- False brethren
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- False brethren brought in
- Forget God?
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- How do you obey the gospel?
- How is the church organized?
- Hymns
- Hear-believe-repent-confess-be immersed
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- Heart
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- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
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- Inspiration what is it?
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- Lying wonder
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- Mat 19:6
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- Making the change
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- Moral issues
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
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- NT reveals one church
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- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Obey the gospel
- Overcome evil with good
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- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Pleasing God
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Persecution and Oppression
- Preaching Jesus
- practicing SIN
- Pray without ceasing
- Prayer
- Perverting the gospel
- Persecution
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- References on request
- Power of the tongue
- Right hand of falsehood lesson by Steven Schiller
- Reject God
- Root of all evil
- REPENT!
- Riverside gallery
- Preach the word
- ROCK SOLID FAITH JAMES WATKINS
- Religious error
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- Repent
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- SIN
- Such were some of you
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- Sheet music
- Sober
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- SERMONS
- Sound teaching
- Spirit of GOD
- Rule your own house?
- Salvation
- Stairway to heaven
- SHEPHERD
- Searching for truth
- Service to GOD
- Slave of the creator
- Same sex marriage
- Standard of authority
- Sincere,True Ministry
- STOP
- Spirit to the churches
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- Scriptual and unscriptually organized churches
- Searching for truth(book)
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- Speak evil of no man
- SPIRIT & TRUTH
- Speaking evil of Christian brother
- Slander
- Short lessons
- Thanks to GOD
- Truth about
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- The children
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Take the name of Jesus with you
- Slave of GOD
- Time for truth
- The holy spirit
- Salvation of the LORD
- The Lord`s Supper
- The Church
- Those who persecute you
- This is God`s church
- The way we were
- The Body is the Church
- Truth for the world
- The devil
- The Lord is my shepherd
- Truth
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Turn from sin to GOD
- Unless the Lord build the house
- Unified church James Watkins
- Vengeance
- WOE WOE WOE
- What names on your sign
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Wearing the crown
- Withdrawal fellowship
- James Watkins
- What GOD has cleansed
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- What is the Gospel?
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- When you die
- Worship
- Whose family are u ruling
- Wonderful Grace
- What must i do to be saved?
- Worshipping idols not God
- Walking with GOD
- Worship to God
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- What is the church?
- Worship of idols instead of GOD
- Wicked
- Wonderfully made
- WE NEED JESUS
- You are not your own
- You must be born again
- Your unbelief
- You give good gifts
- You can join any denomination except the LORDS CHURCH
- Who`s church is it? Deity
- Home James Watkins
- Gossip is sin
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