Main Idea: In contrast to qualified and competent elders, false teachers bring disorder to a congregation.

False Teachers Promote Damaging Doctrines – v.10, 11a

• Galatians 2:11–14; 3:1, 7–9, 24–29
• 2 Peter 2:1, 2

False Teachers Are Driven By Dangerous Motives – v. 11b-15

• 11b by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
  • 2 Peter 2:3
• 12–15 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
  • Philippians 3:18, 19
  • Colossians 2:21–23

False Teachers Deny Christ By Their Detestable and Disobedient Works – v.16

• Matthew 7:15–20
• 1 Timothy 4:7

So What?

• We must guard against being personally swayed by false teachers and from allowing them to cause disorder within our congregation.
  • 2 Timothy 4:3, 4
  • Ephesians 4:14