Sermon On The Mount Part 29b

Stay Alert for False Teachers Part Two Matthew 24:11; Ephesians 5:17; Matthew 7:15-20 3 Categories of False Prophets A. Heretics - They Openly Defy the Truth – Titus 3:10 God has chosen to reveal himself to humanity in two ways - a. General revelation through nature/scientific evidence b. Special Revelation the knowledge of God discovered through scripture B. Apostates - They Know and Reject the Truth C. Deceivers - They never come out openly about the truth 1. A Caution to Beware - See Them a. A Universal Fact b. An Unselfish Warning Matthew 7:15; 2 John 1:10-11; Proverbs 29:25 2. A Consideration to Behold - Know Them Matthew 7:16, 20 3 Ways to Know False Teachers 1. By The Fruit of Their DEEDS Luke 3:8; 2 Peter 2:19 A Spiritual Inventory Checklist ✓ Above Reproach ✓ Temperate ✓ Hospitable ✓ Not Quarrelsome ✓ Faithful to His Wife ✓ A Good Father ✓ Able to Teach God’s Word ✓ Not in it Just for The Money ✓ Not a New Convert 2. By the Fruit of Their Doctrine Acts 20:27; Luke 6:26 3. By the Fruit of Their Disciples Matthew 7:17-18; 1 John 3:10; Matthew 23:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1 3. A Consummation to Believe - Pity Them Matthew 7:19-20, 3:10