How to be enticed away from God
1 Timothy 1:18-20


A. CALLED TO MINISTRY v.18

B. HOW TO STAY IN MINISTRY v.18-19

C. HOW TO GET LOST IN MINISTRY v19-20
Second Timothy 2:18
1 Corinthians 5:5

1. FALSE TEACHING
a. JESUS WARNED
Matthew 7:15-20 and Matthew 24:4-5


2. What leads people astray
a. Materialism - 1 Timothy 6:3-5
b/ False teaching against Jesus
c. False teaching to steal from you. 2 Peter 2:1-22
d. Sexual favours Jude 1:4
e. Say what you want to hear 2 Timothy 4:3-4
f./ Secret knowledge 1 Timothy 6:20-21
g. Controversy Romans 16:17


3. False teachers
A/ twist and distort
B/ reject
C/ lead you in a wrong direction
2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Romans 16:17-18
D: claims status that they do not gave
2 Corinthians 11:13


OUR RESPONSE
1/ Test against scripture
1 John 4:1-3, 1 John 4:1-6, 2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 17:11, Hebrews 5:14

2. EXPOSE THEM
Ephesians 5:11

3. STAY FAITHFUL
Acts 20:29-30, James 1:14-15, Hebrews 10:23, I Corinthians 10:12-13, Galatians 5:1, Matthew 25:21