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Summary

Sermon Outline “Until He Comes: There Will Be False Prophets!”- II Peter 2:1-3 “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” - “Everyone’s looking for answers.” Because we looking for answers, we are susceptible to lies. II Peter 1: Peter emphasized the importance of the knowledge (exact/true knowledge) of God and God’s Word. He reminded them of the sureness of the prophetic word concerning Christ, even more sure than his own personal, eye-witness testimony (which was concrete). He urged them to stick to the truth, because there would be false teachers espousing lies. 2012 Theme: “Until He Comes” - looking for Jesus to come and living according to that perspective. Until He comes, there will be false prophets and false teachers! II Peter 2:1-3 Vs1 - At the same time the prophets of old proclaimed the message of God, false prophets also arose, espousing lies. False prophet - “pseudoprophetes” - “One who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies” (Strong’s). Zedekiah (I Kings 22:1-28), Hananiah (Jeremiah 28) - Those who said, “Thus says the Lord” when the Lord didn’t speak. (*Krystle, you don’t need to display these scripture passages) Jesus warned against false prophets - Matthew 7:15-16; 24:11 Just as false prophets arose, false teachers would/will arise. False teacher - pseudodidaskalos - one who claims to teach the truth, but teaches what is not true. Secretly - a false teacher is not going to announce himself as such. Destructive heresies - pointing away from the truth of who Christ is and what He has done. Vs2 - False teachers will gather a following! Sensuality - “unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, outrageous- ness, shamelessness, insolence” (Strong’s). False teaching is like spiritual pornography leading to spiritual adultery! Truth is slandered, blasphemed by false teaching. Vs3 - Greed - desire to have more. False teachers want more following, attention, selfish gain. False teachers exploit through lies. False prophets/teachers do not and will not escape God’s wrath. He has condemned them even from long ago. Their destruction will be swift and sure (vs1). There always have been and always will be false prophets/teachers, until Jesus comes again. Some are obvious to most - “Free written prophecy,” Jim Jones, Harold Camping Others more subtle - Some TV evangelists, those who claim to be Christian but preach another gospel Others blatantly anti-Christ Colossians 2:8 So what are we to do? 1)Beware - Be careful what you take in. 2)Know the truth - John 8:31-32 - Be willing to learn 3)Test the spirits - I John 4:1-6 4)Be filled with the Spirit of Truth - Ephesians 5:18 5)Pray for God’s protection - yourself, your loved ones, each other. Until He comes, let us hold fast to the truth of Scripture, being aware of false prophets and teachers, being taught by the Spirit of truth.