Warning
“Do not be led astray”
John 14: 6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
John wrote to the Ephesians
Patmos
An early Christian family of believers
The “Guardians” of Ephesus
John
Anno Domini
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jesus
Love the Lord your God with all you’re your
heart, mind and strength. Love your
neighbour as yourself. Love your enemies. “If
you hold to my teaching, you are really my
disciples. Then you will know the truth, and
the truth will set you free.” I am the way, the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
Paul “Dear Children”
Jesus
Rev 2
Patmos
Exile
60yrs
John
Salvation and eternal life through repentance
expressed through brotherly love. This is your
witness to the world. Therefore, put on the full
armour of God. Use your gifts to build,
strengthen and Love each other and the
body – the Church. Submit to once another
out of reverence to Christ. Don’t make one
another stumble
Jesus through John
Service & Adherence is good. You have not
been led astray but have lost your first Love
Paul
Eph.
Acts
1 John “Dear Children”
Dear Children, as a witness who saw,
touched, ate and was taught by Jesus. Listen!
Always be repentant of your sins, Love one
another in practical ways, remain rooted in
Christ and his teachings. Do not let anyone
lead you astray.
What is Truth?
Warning: Do not be led astray
Absolutism
The voice of the King and the Church
The Enlightenment
Evidence
Modernism
The age of Reason
God becomes hostage to Reason and Evidence
Post Modernism
Truth
Truth
Truth
Relativism
Truth
Truth
Truth
Truth
Truth is relative to context
So what is sin? What is there to repent of?
Atheism
Anti-Christ
Materialism
Religion without God
One shared social truth which changes with context
Jesus
Thoughts
Struggles
Prayers
Frustrations
Came to seek and save that which was lost
The Way, The Truth, The Life
Worship
Disappointments
Others
Deeds
In need
In private
In plenty
Self
Holding on to this
truth should influence
your behaviours in
your relationships.
Expressed by
God
At home
Sadness
At play
Hopes
At work
Giving
In community
A lifestyle of
relationships of Love
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self Control
Led Astray?
1 John 3:7
Dear children, do not let anyone lead
you astray
Proverbs 5:23
For lack of discipline the fool will be
led astray by their own great folly.
Proverbs 7:21
The adulteress leads the foolish away
with seductive smooth talk
Proverbs 20:1
Wine and beer: whoever is led astray
by them is not wise
Hebrews 13: 9
Do not be carried away by all kinds
of strange teachings.
Recognise the signs
2 Corinthians 11:3
Just as Eve was deceived by the
serpent’s cunning, your minds may
somehow be led astray from your
sincere and pure devotion to Christ
Stumbled, Wounded but safe in the fellowship
Ecclesiastes 4: 9 - 11
Two are better than one. If either of them should fall the other is there to pick them up
Cared for and Protected
Confession / Repentance
Forgiven
New purpose assigned
Restored stronger
Galatians 6:1
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should
restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted
On Not Loving the World
15 Do
not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the
Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its
desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
Warnings Against Denying the Son
18 Dear
children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,
even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out
from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have
remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. [e] 21 I do not
write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no
lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a
person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has
the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you
also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for
you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to
teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not
counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.