Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

So why the change? Why the why the sudden shift, if you will? Well, it's because he sees a wolf. Peter knows that God's people are fragile, and he knows that while we're busy building the symphony of life, if you remember from a a few weeks ago, there are people that are trying to burn down the church of God, to burn down the concert hall, to stay with that metaphor. And so we tend to think that the biggest challenge is outside the church. [00:01:32] (34 seconds)  #SpotTheWolf

But what Peter is saying is that one of the biggest challenges is not external persecution. It's not politics, not even the culture wars. Ungodly people are going to act ungodly. The greater challenge is the deceptive call that comes from inside the church. That's the greatest threat to the church. It's never the the frontal assault from the world, but it's it's like an inside job. [00:02:11] (36 seconds)  #InsideThreats

And so his tone changes because wolves in sheep's clothing sneak into the church and they bring destruction. Right? If if a man breaks into your home while you're sleeping at night or when your guard is down and he breaks into your home, and whatever he's got, you can grab a baseball bat or you can do whatever. You know you're in danger. You know there's something that he's doing. He's coming to harm you. [00:03:18] (29 seconds)  #GuardAgainstWolves

And so you can protect yourself against that. You can guard yourself against that. You can fight him. You can protect your family in that. But carbon monoxide is different. It's called the silent killer for a reason. There's no smell. There's no taste. And if you have carbon monoxide in your home and it's not caught, you're likely to just die in your sleep. [00:03:47] (29 seconds)  #DetectTheSilentKiller

And false teaching is the carbon monoxide of the church. It doesn't look like a monster. In fact, often it masquerades as an angel of light, a friend, someone you know, someone who who knows how to affirm the right things, but also knows where to twist God's truth, making it say what it is not intended to say. [00:04:25] (29 seconds)  #FalseTeachingAlert

But they also whisper things like, he doesn't really care about your sex life. He knows that we're all sinners. He he doesn't really mind the fact that you're you're greedy. After all, everybody has some sin to deal with, and so Jesus still loves you. Jesus is for you, and he wants you to be happy. They speak of Jesus like he's a a mascot, not master, not lord of your life. They want the cross, salvation, but they don't want the crown of his authority over our lives. [00:07:50] (45 seconds)  #SaviorNotMaster

No. We've gotta we've gotta know God's word better than that. We've gotta know people's hearts as we hear them talk because out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. And so when people are saying things that are contrary to scripture, we need to discern that. We need to be able to know our bibles well enough to understand what that is. Right? False teaching is popular because why? Well, because it tickles people's ears. We like hearing the the cheerleader preacher who is always encouraging but never brings the hard word that doesn't call people to account. [00:09:50] (39 seconds)  #KnowTheWord

But sensuality here refers to this lifestyle that elevates feelings over truth. We live in a society that says, if it feels right, do it. Well, I assure you that is often wrong. If it feels right, do It's a consumer Christianity. It's lazy grace or cheap grace that says, oh, when you become a Christian, it's wonderful. You're saved, and you're saved from the penalty of your sin and the power of sin over you and the presence of sin in your life, and you don't need to worry about it anymore. [00:11:40] (49 seconds)  #TruthOverFeelings