Resist False Teachers and Their Teaching (Part 1)

October 5, 2025 Preacher: John Bell Series: The Pastoral Epistles

Passage: 2 Timothy 2:14–26

1. We must focus on central truths (14-21)

  • Avoid superficial debates (14)
  • Handle the bible well (15)
  • Avoid speculative theology (16-18)
  • The analogies of this perspective (19-21)

2. We must focus on purity of heart (22-26)

  • What to flee (22-23)
  • What to pursue (22b, 24)
  • What to hope for (25-26)

This sermon is indebted to R. Kent Hughes’ and Bryan Chapell’s 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus; D.A. Carson’s For The Love of GodPreserving Gospel Priorities; An Apostolic Disputation and Justification

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