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: 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 [...]

Some things that are not indicators of soundness:

Large numbers – Matthew 7:13-14
A popular, well-liked preacher – John 15:18-19
A new, fancy building – John 4:21
A reputation of being a sound church – Revelation 3:1

Proper indicators of soundness:

Holding fast the pattern – 2 Timothy 1:13
Preach the gospel without additions/subtractions/changes – Galatians 1:6-9
Intolerance of false teachers/teaching – 2 [...]