Let Us Unite Against Error

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Let Us Unite Against Error
Part 2
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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the
  flock, . . . (v 28)
• The responsibilities of the elders are to take
  heed or pay attention (ESV) to the saints.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• . . . after my departure savage wolves will come
  in among you, not sparing the flock. (v 29)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• verse 29 definitions
• savage (grievous, KJV) - barus - 1 heavy in
  weight. 2 metaph. 2a burdensome. 2b severe,
  stern. 2c weighty. 2c1 of great moment. 2d
  violent, cruel, unsparing. (Enhanced Strongs
  Lexicon)
• wolves - lukos - 1 a wolf. 2 metaph. of cruel,
  greedy, rapacious, destructive men. (Enhanced
  Strongs Lexicon)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• verse 29
• The elders were to be watching out for those
  savage or fierce wolves, whose purpose or intent
  was to devour and destroy the local congregation.
  These savage wolves would not spare the flock.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• Also from among yourselves men will rise up,
  speaking perverse things, to draw away the
  disciples after themselves. (v 30)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• verse 30 definitions
• perverse - diastrepho - to distort, twist (dia,
  through, and strepho), is translated to
  pervert in Luke 232 (cf. No. 1 in v. 14) Acts
  1310 in v. 8, to turn aside (kjv, away)
  in the perfect participle, passive voice, it is
  translated perverse, lit., turned aside,
  corrupted, in Matt. 1717 Luke 941 Acts
  2030 Phil. 215. (Vines)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31
• verse 30
• Elders were to also be watchful for those who
  would arise from among themselves.
• These men would distort, twist, or corrupt the
  word of God. They would speak perverse things
  with the intent or purpose of drawing away
  disciples.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31- Summary
• Source From without and within
• When To come to pass
• The elders were to take heed or pay attention,
  being on guard.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Acts 2028-31- Summary
• Men described as savage wolves would enter the
  congregation with the purpose of not sparing or
  destroying the flock or congregation.
• Men already in the church would rise up, speaking
  perverse things with the purpose of drawing
  away disciples.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• . . . note those who cause divisions and
  offenses . . . (v 17a)
• This is the action the saints were to take
  against those who cause divisions and offenses.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• . . . contrary to the doctrine which you
  learned, and avoid them. (v 17b)
• The divisions and offenses were contrary to the
  doctrine taught by Christ and the apostles.
• Once the church had noted (marked) those causing
  divisions and offense, the brethren were to avoid
  the offenders.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• For those who are such do not serve our Lord
  Jesus Christ, but their own belly, . . . (v 18a)
  
• Those who caused divisions and offenses were
  serving their own belly or selfish desires.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• . . . and by smooth words and flattering speech
  deceive the hearts of the simple. (v 18b)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• verse 18b definitions
• smooth words - chrestologia - 1 fair speaking,
  the smooth and plausible address which simulates
  goodness. (Enhanced Strongs Lexicon)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• verse 18b definitions
• flattering speech - eulogia - 1 praise,
  laudation, panegyric of Christ or God. 2 fine
  discourse, polished language. 2a in a bad sense,
  language artfully adapted to captivate the
  hearer fair speaking, fine speeches. (Enhanced
  Strongs Lexicon)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18
• verse 18b
• Here we see the purpose of marking and avoiding
  those who cause division and offenses.
• The church is to take action to protect the
  simple members from the smooth words and
  flattering speech of those who cause divisions
  and offensives.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18 - Summary
• Source From without and within
• When Immediate threats
• When someone has been identified as causing
  divisions and offenses, the congregation is the
  mark, note, or watch out (ESV) for these divisive
  people and then avoid them.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• Romans 1617-18 - Summary
• While this chapter does not give an example of
  how or over what subject the divisions and
  offenses develop, the Bible does reveal the
  motives of the men in question They seek to
  serve their own belly, appetites, and desires. In
  other words, they are selfish.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• . . . that I may cut off the opportunity from
  those who desire an opportunity to be regarded
  just as we are in the things of which they
  boast. (v 12)
• There were those who desired to be regarded as
  apostles.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
  transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
  (v 13)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• verse 13 definition
• false apostles - pseudapostolos
• 1 a false apostle, one who falsely claims to be
  an ambassador of Christ. (Enhanced Strongs
  Lexicon)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• verse 13 definition
• false apostles - pseudapostolos
• from 5571 and 652 a spurious apostle,
  pretended preacher false teacher. (The New
  Strongs Dictionary)
• 5571 (pseudes) - untrue, erroneous, deceitful,
  wicked false, liar. (Ibid.)
• 652 (apostolos) - a delegate an ambassador of
  the Gospel officially a commissioner of Christ
  apostle (with miraculous powers) apostle,
  messenger, he that is sent. (Ibid.)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• verse 13 definitions
• transforming - metaschematizo
• 1 to change the figure of, to transform.
  (Enhanced Strongs Lexicon)
• to change in fashion or appearance (Vines)

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• verse 13
• Paul referred to these men as being false
  apostles and deceitful workers.
• As false apostles, these men would be untrue,
  erroneous, deceitful, and wicked.
• As deceitful workers, these men would appear to
  be workers in the our Lords kingdom, but would
  be doing so in all deception. They would attempt
  to deceive so that they would not reveal their
  true nature and identity.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• verse 13
• These false apostles would have to transform
  or change in fashion or appearance their behavior
  so that others would perceive them as apostles
  and workers. This implies that they would have
  to teach enough truth to deceive those around
  them.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15
• Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers
  also transform themselves into ministers of
  righteousness, . . . (v 15)
• Paul stated that we should not be surprised when
  the ministers of Satan transform themselves into
  ministers of righteousness. While they may teach
  the truth in some areas, they are deceitful
  workers, teaching false doctrine in other areas.

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Warnings Issued by the Apostles

• 2 Corinthians 1112-15 - Summary
• Source Without and within
• When Immediate threat
• During the times of the apostles, the church had
  to contend with men claiming to be apostles, but
  were not. These men would apparently teach enough
  truth to transform themselves, but they would be
  nothing but deceptive workers.

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