
Warning: False Teaching Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Matthew 7:15-20
February 4, 2024
The Minister of Defense: Reggie White and the “Hebrew Roots” movement
Jesus’ warning against false teachers
THERE REALLY ARE FALSE TEACHERS OUT THERE
Biblical warnings (Acts 20:29-30)
There is such a thing as “truth”
FALSE TEACHERS DENY, DISTORT, OR ADD TO THE TRUTH
The Bible is the source of truth (Jeremiah 23:16-17)
False teachers tell people it is “okay to sin” (2 Timothy 4:3)
“Who speaks for God?”
FALSE TEACHERS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR FRUIT (Acts 17:11)
FALSE TEACHING CAN BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE
PRACTICAL LESSONS:
Be critical listeners and readers
Distinguish between essential and non-essential doctrines
What do you do when you recognize someone is a false teacher?
Be discerning when listening to teachers