Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Exiles: Uncompromising TruthPastor 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:1. 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 2. 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. 3. 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.4. Beware of degraded motives.·        2 Peter 2:3,14·        vs. 17 - “They are wells without water.” ·        vs. 18 - They offer “great swelling words of emptine