Lessons from 1st John
Message #4

January 27-28, 2007
Dr Larry Osborne

THE PASSAGE: Beware, the Antichrist may have moved into a neighborhood near yours!
    _{^{1 John 2:18-29}}

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Three Things To Watch Out For:
The Telltale Signs of a Modern Day Spiritual Deceiver
    _{^{1 John 2:22-27    1 Timothy 1:6-7  &  2 Corinthians 11:3-4  &  13-15   Galatians 1:8-9}}

  A special spiritual guru

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  New and novel teachings

  A different Jesus

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TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS:

1) The Perseverance question: Did they stick it out or bail out?
       _{^{1 John 2:19    Hebrews 10:35-39    Matthew 13:1-23}}

  Good starts don’t guarantee happy endings.

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  Don’t judge too quickly: Detours don’t always mean a departure.

  So why do some of us bail out?
       _{^{1 John 2:19    1 Corinthians 10:13  &  1 Peter 1:6-7    Matthew 13:1-23   
       Hebrews 10:24-25}}

 Never had it in the first place – Cultural Christianity

 Disillusioned by trials

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 Seduced by worldly treasures

 Arrogance – I don’t need it

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2) The Jesus question: Is Jesus “THE” Messiah or “A” messiah?
       _{^{1 John 2:22-26    Hebrews 1:3  &  Colossians 2:9    John 14:6-9
        Galatians 2:21  &  1 Timothy 2:5-6}}

  If Jesus isn’t God, He’s not a great teacher either.
     He’s a fraud!