BIBLICAL BASIS: Understanding How to Identify Error

FOCUS TEXT: 2 Peter 2:1-10; 1 John 4:1-6

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Jeremiah 9:3-8; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; 6:3-5; 2 Peter 2:1-22; Jude 1:1-18

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 John 2:21-29

KEY VERSE: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world (1 John 4:1).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God provides dependable guidance through His Word for identifying truth.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify the characteristics of false prophets.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Conduct of False Teachers (2 Peter 2:1-3)
II. The Condemnation of False Teachers (2 Peter 2:4-10)
III. The Recognition of Error (1 John 4:1-6)