Text: 2 Timothy 4:2-4
What is Sound Doctrine?

The word we are to preach, the truth (2 Timothy 4:2-4)
The gospel (1 Timothy 1:10-11)
The words of Christ (1 Timothy 6:3) and the apostles (2 Timothy 1:13)
All of God’s word (Acts 20:26-27), only God’s word (1 Peter 4:11), without changes (Galatians 1:6-7)

What is False Teaching?

Opposite of truth (2 Thessalonians [...]

Text: John 18:37-38
What is truth? It depends on our perspective. Truth can be…
Comforting or Uncomfortable

The word of God is intended to comfort us (1 Thessalonians 4:18)
The truth is uncomfortable for some — convicts us of sin (John 16:8), exposes all of our flaws (Hebrews 4:12-13), calls us to sacrifice (Luke 9:23)

Encouraging or Discouraging

The word of [...]

Text: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Clear distinctions made between those who are faithful and those who are not
Christian & Non-Christian – 1 Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:27
Christ’s Churches & Man’s Churches – Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 16:16
Sound Church & Unsound Church – Revelation 3:1; 2:5
Truth Teacher & False Teacher – 1 John 4:1,6
Faithful Christian & Unfaithful Christian – 1 [...]

[Sermon delivered by Ross Conley]
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12
Resurrection – If Christ rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection?
Old Law – If the Old Law has been done away, how say some among you that we are to keep the law? (Colossians 2:14)
Second Coming – If we don’t know [...]

Text: Jude 3
Our Common Salvation – the originally intended topic; important, but there was a reason to discuss something else
Contend Earnestly – do battle, struggle, do so with seriousness
The Faith was Once Delivered – the word of God was revealed from heaven, one time for all time
Why it is Necessary to Contend (v. 4) – [...]

Text: 1 Timothy 4:16
Doctrine = teaching; Purity = unchanged/uncorrupted
Does it matter what we believe? – 2 Thessalonians 2:10,12
NT examples of doctrinal impurity – 2 John 7-11; 1 Corinthians 15
Erroneous views can potentially lead to sin
What if it doesn’t lead to sin? – still a matter of faith; do we believe what God’s word says? (2 [...]