I. The False Teachers Primary Concern – Themselves 2:10-16
1. They are anti-authority – 10-11 See also Jude 8-10
2. They are like brute animals -- v. 12
3. They wink at gross sin – v. 13-14a See also Jude 12a
Barclay – “The aim of the man who gives himself to such fleshly things is pleasure; and his tragedy is that in the end, he loses even the pleasure. For awhile he may enjoy what he calls pleasure, but in the end, he ruins his health, wrecks his constitution, destroys his mind and character, and begins his experience of hell, even while he is still on earth.â€
4. What do they love besides themselves? Money – v. 3, 14b-16
II. The Emptiness of False Teachers 17-19
1. They are full of false hope -- v. 17 See also Jude 12b-13
a. “Wells without water†b. clouds with no rain
2. They are full of debased sin -- v. 18
a. They are good at talking v. 18a b. They lead others into sin v. 18b
3. They are full of ironic promises -- v. 19
III. The Fate of False Teachers 20-22
1. Their latter end worse than the beginning -- v. 20 2. It is always worse to sin against knowledge -- v. 21 3. Two descriptive proverbs -- v. 22
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“ Distrubing Sermon! ” Distrubing is the word that came to mind as I heard this sermon. The Pastor painted such a horrific picture of a false teacher, from the Scriptures, that I felt sick in body and spirit. This is truly an excellent sermon. I feel sick just thinking about them, false teachers, and pray that God will continue to protect His people from such, in fact this sermon stirs me up to pray more ferverently about this everyday. The sermon titled "Teachers-True and False" goes well with this message.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
