John writes a letter to a church and "the chosen lady and her children" whom he loves. He greets them with a blessing of grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ. He encourages them to walk in truth and love according to God's commandments. John warns of deceivers who do not acknowledge Jesus, and instructs the readers not to welcome or assist those who do not bring the true teaching.

1. 2 John
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2. Guiding Principle
Beware of the false prophets, who come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are
ravenous wolves. You will know them by
their fruits…
Matthew 7:15–16a 2

3. 2 John
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4. A little humor
Tough topic
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deep”
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5. Next Epistle
The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom
I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know
the truth, for the sake of the truth which abides in
us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy and
peace will be with us, from God the Father and from
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
1-3 5

6. This is to a church that John was very familiar with
Saved under John’s ministry
Read the Gospel of John
Read I John
Emphasizing certain points
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7. What are these points?
Truth
Love
Abiding
Jesus is the Son of God
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8. Get ready to answer
I was very glad to find some of your children
walking in truth, just as we have received
commandment to do from the Father. Now I ask
you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a
new commandment, but the one which we have
had from the beginning,
4-5 8

9. What are the commandments?
Love
Obey
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10. You know this!
that we love one another. And this is love,
that we walk according to His
commandments. This is the
commandment you have heard from the
beginning, that you should walk in it.
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11. Love and Obedience
Walk these out in your life
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12. However
For many deceivers
have gone out into
the world, those who
do not acknowledge
Jesus Christ as
coming in the flesh.
This is the deceiver
and the antichrist. 12

13. From last week
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not
leading to death, he shall ask and God will for
him give life to those who commit sin not
leading to death. There is a sin leading to death;
I do not say that he should make request for
this. All unrighteousness is sin…
1 John 5:16–17 13

14. God takes false teachers/prophets seriously
Bring destruction on themselves 2 Peter 2
Cut down and thrown into fire Matt 7:19
Will not enter the Kingdom Matt 23:13
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15. Our old friends
Gnostics
 Jesus not flesh and blood
 Jesus didn’t die
 Jesus not the Son of God
 Hidden knowledge 15

16. Inconvenient truth
Reject
Revise
Revile
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17. Right belief has its reward
Watch yourselves, that you do not
lose what we have accomplished,
but that you may receive a full
reward.
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18. Going beyond orthodoxy
Whoever goes too far and does not abide
in the teaching of Christ, does not have
God; the one who abides in the teaching,
he has both the Father and the Son.
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19. It’s about abiding
Goes too far-Isn’t saved
Lives the teaching–Is saved
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20. Warning
If anyone comes to you and does not
bring this teaching, do not receive him
into your house, and do not give him a
greeting; for the one who gives him a
greeting participates in his evil deeds.
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21. Standards
What does the Bible plainly say?
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22. Application
Prosperity Gospel
Word Faith Movement
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23. the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success,
or seed faith) is a controversial religious belief among some Protestant Christians,
who hold that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will
of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes
will increase one's material wealth. Prosperity theology views the Bible as a
contract between God and humans: if humans have faith in God, he will deliver
security and prosperity.
The doctrine emphasizes the importance of personal empowerment, proposing
that it is God's will for his people to be blessed. The atonement (reconciliation with
God) is interpreted to include the alleviation of sickness and poverty, which are
viewed as curses to be broken by faith. This is believed to be achieved through
donations of money, visualization, and positive confession.
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24. Benny Hinn
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AMEN
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teaching

25. Jim Bakker
“The more I studied the Bible, however, I had to
admit that the prosperity message did not line up
with the tenor of Scripture. My heart was crushed
to think that I led so many people astray. I was
appalled that I could have been so wrong, and I
was deeply grateful that God had not struck me
dead as a false prophet.”
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26. Jesus on prosperity
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
Matthew 6:19–24 26

27. Jesus on prosperity (continued)
for where your treasure is, there your heart will
be also. No one can serve two masters; for
either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 6:19–24 27

28. It’s a heart condition
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Which is more likely to be God’s choice for you?
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29. Jesus view of money
He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful
also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a
very little thing is unrighteous also in much.
Therefore if you have not been faithful in the
use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the
true riches to you?
Luke 16:10–13 29

30. Jesus view of money (continued)
And if you have not been faithful in the use of
that which is another’s, who will give you that
which is your own? No servant can serve two
masters; for either he will hate the one and love
the other, or else he will be devoted to one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and
wealth.”
Luke 16:10–13 30

31. Ask yourself
Would God bless you with a temptation?
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32. Paul warns Timothy
For the love of money is a root of all sorts
of evil, and some by longing for it have
wandered away from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:10 32

33. Peter
Many will follow their sensuality, and
because of them the way of the truth will
be maligned; and in their greed they will
exploit you with false words; their
judgment from long ago is not idle, and
their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:2–3 33

34. Word Faith
Neither soundly orthodox nor thoroughly heretical
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35. Word faith
 Believe a “rights centered”
gospel
 Old Covenant in the New
Covenant age
 Faith in their faith
 Faith is a force and
becomes a reality
 Positive/negative
confession
 Prosperity based on giving35

36. Joyce Meyer
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Yes
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37. In a nut-shell
Christians should be healthy and wealthy.
Our prayers are always answered.
We speak things into existence through faith.
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38. A man centered message
Do not love the world nor the things in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him. For all that is in
the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust
of the eyes and the boastful pride of life,
1 John 2:15–17 38

39. A man centered message (continued)
is not from the Father but is from the
world. The world is passing away, and also
its lusts; but the one who does the will of
God lives forever.
1 John 2:15–17 39

40. The worldly message
Fulfilling desires
Coveting
Pride in yourself
Temporary
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41. Little gods
You’re created in the same spiritual
class as God. The difference between
you and me and God Almighty is that
He’s sovereign, and we’re not.
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42. Creation confusion
“God’s reason for creating Adam was His desire to
reproduce Himself. I mean a reproduction of Himself,
and in the Garden of Eden He did just that. He was
not a little like God. He was not almost like God. He
was not subordinate to God even. . . . Adam is as
much like God as you could get, just the same as
Jesus. . . . Adam, in the Garden of Eden, was God
manifested in the flesh.”
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43. Little gods
When I read in the Bible where
He says I AM, I just smile and say,
'Yes, I AM too.’
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44. Words matter
“I was shocked when I found out who the biggest failure in
the Bible actually is….The biggest one is God….I mean, He
lost His top-ranking, most anointed angel; the first man He
ever created; the first woman He ever created; the whole
earth and all the Fullness therein; a third of the angels, at
least – that’s a big loss, man… Now, the reason you don’t
think of God as a failure is He never said He’s a failure. And
you’re not a failure till you say you’re one.”
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45. Huh?!
"Words create pictures, and pictures in your mind
create words. And then the words come back out
your mouth....And when that spiritual force comes
out it is going to give substance to the image that's on
the inside of you. Aw, that's that visualization stuff!
Aw, that's that New Age! No, New Age is trying to do
this; and they'd get somewhat results out of it
because this is spiritual law, brother."
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46. Is this in the Bible?
“Pray to yourself, because I'm
in your self and you're in My
self. We are one Spirit, saith
the Lord.”
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47. The cross
"Satan conquered Jesus
on the Cross and took
His spirit to the dark
regions of hell"
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48. Three days in the tomb
He [Jesus] allowed the devil to drag Him into the
depths of hell….He allowed Himself to come
under Satan’s control…every demon in hell came
down on Him to annihilate Him….They tortured
Him beyond anything anybody had ever
conceived. For three days He suffered everything
there is to suffer.
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49. Ask your self
Would you listen to him?
Buy his books?
Support his ministry?
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50. Kenneth Copeland
Word Faith preacher
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51. 2 John
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