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The Spirit of Error 1 John 4.1; CB NT p. 423

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John reminds to not believe every spirit because there are false prophets, antichrist, and the spirit of error. In this lesson we’ll learn about the deception of the false teachers.

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TheSpiritof

Error

1 John 4.1; CB NT p. 423

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JOYFellowship with God

Children of God

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JOYFellowship with God

Children of God

Keep CommandmentsLove One Another

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JOYFellowship with God

Children of God

Keep CommandmentsLove One Another

Hindrances• Sin• Not Knowing Jesus• Hating Brother• Walking in Darkness• Love of the World

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Beloved, do not believe everyspirit

(1 John 4:1; CB NT p. 423)

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— False Prophets

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— False Prophets

— Antichrist

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— False Prophets

— Antichrist

— Spirit of Error

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Why are there so many churches?

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I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock

Acts 20:29; CB NT p. 247

Danger fromWithout

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and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted

things, to draw away the disciples after them.

(Acts 20:30; CB NT p. 247)

Danger from

Within

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But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:1; CB NT p. 415

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And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed.

2 Peter 2:2; CB NT p. 415

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And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

2 Peter 2:3; CB NT p. 415

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For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

2 John 1:7; CB NT p. 426

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while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 3:13;CB NT p. 374

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while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 3:13;CB NT p. 374

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What do

they teach?

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I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 1:6-7; CB NT p. 327

1. A Different Gospel

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Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits andteachings of demons, through theinsincerity of liars whoseconsciences are seared

1 Timothy 4:1-2; CB NT p. 367

2. A Different Faith

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Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits andteachings of demons, through theinsincerity of liars whoseconsciences are seared

1 Timothy 4:1-2; CB NT p. 367

2. A Different Faith

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who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods

1 Timothy 4:3; CB NT p. 367

2. A Different Faith

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For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

2 Timothy 4:3-4; CB NT p. 374

3. A Different Truth

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For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

2 Timothy 4:3-4; CB NT p. 374

3. A Different Truth

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For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

2 Timothy 4:3-4; CB NT p. 374

3. A Different Truth

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I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

Colossians 2:4; CB NT p. 352

4. A Different Knowledge

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See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Colossians 2:8; CB NT p. 352

4. A Different Knowledge

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See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Colossians 2:8; CB NT p. 352

4. A Different Knowledge

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Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

Colossians 2:18-19; CB NT p. 352-353

4. A Different Knowledge

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Christ False Teachers

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Gospel distorted gospel

Christ False Teachers

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Gospel distorted gospelFaith Forbid marriage

Abstain from foods

Christ False Teachers

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Gospel distorted gospelFaith Forbid marriage

Abstain from foodsOwn passionsTruthMyths

Christ False Teachers

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Gospel distorted gospelFaith Forbid marriage

Abstain from foodsOwn passionsTruthMyths

Knowledge Plausible argumentsPhilosophyEmpty deceitHuman traditionsElemental SpiritsAsceticismWorship AngelsVisionsSensuous minds

Christ False Teachers

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Gospel distorted gospelFaith Forbid marriage

Abstain from foodsTruth Own passions

MythsKnowledge Plausible arguments

PhilosophyEmpty deceitHuman traditionsElemental SpiritsAsceticismWorship AngelsVisionsSensuous minds

Spirit

of

Error

Spirit

of

Truth

Christ False Teachers

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Why are there so many churches?

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Beloved, do not believe everyspirit

(1 John 4:1; CB NT p. 423)

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Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?

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Full Joy: 1 John

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The Spirit of Error1 John 4.1

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart12 May, 2013

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: John reminds to not believe every spirit because there are false prophets, antichrist, and the spirit of error. In this lesson we’ll learn about the deception of the false teachers.

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

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