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Receive Not, Greet Not, Welcome Not the Enemies of Christ | 2 John 9-13

Receive Not, Greet Not, Welcome Not the Enemies of Christ | 2 John 9-1327. Sept.

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lord's Day:</strong> September 27<span class="sermon-listing-detail">, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="sermon-listing-detail"><strong>Preacher:</strong>&nbsp;<a class="speaker" href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/preacher/p/19307/carlos-montijo" rel="p-19307">Carlos Montijo</a>&nbsp; <span class="sermon-series"><strong>Series:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/series/second-john" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Second John</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="sermon-topic">&nbsp;<strong>Topic:</strong> <a href="https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/sermons/topic/church-discipline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Church Discipline</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>Scripture: </strong>2 John 7&ndash;13; 1 John 4:2; Matthew 12:30; John 6:63; 14:6; 8:51; Jude 3&ndash;5; Romans 16:17; 2 Corinthians 6:14&ndash;18; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 10:14&ndash;22; James 4:4; Hebrews 5:13&ndash;14; Titus 1:9&ndash;11; 1 John 5:20</p> <p><sup>10</sup>If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into <em>your</em> house, and do not give him a greeting, <sup>11</sup>for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds. 2 John 10&ndash;11</p> <ul> <li>Dealing with deceivers: defense and offense</li> <li>You can judge a great deal about someone, not just by what he says, but by what he does not say.</li> <li>Early church practiced what the Apostles preached.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>I.&nbsp; </strong>The Manner of Deceivers</h4> <ul> <li>Many deceivers deny and distort Biblical doctrines, not just of Christ&rsquo;s <em>Person</em>, but also several of Christ&rsquo;s teachings in general.</li> <li>Deceivers are no respecters of doctrines.</li> <li>God justifies us by belief in His gospel alone&mdash;not by any of our works before or works after we are born again.</li> <li>&ldquo;Whether it be Romanism, Shepherdism, the &ldquo;New Perspective on Paul&rdquo;, or &ldquo;Federal Vision&rdquo;, there is a <em>constant</em> siren song of works righteousness coming from outside the doors of the Church, attempting to convince the sheep to plead their own righteousness before God for their final justification [or final salvation].&rdquo; (Timothy F. Kauffman, &lsquo;Romans 2:13 and the Jealousy Narrative&rsquo;, <em>The Trinity Review</em> (Unicoi, TN), April 2015 &lt;<a href="https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=310" target="_blank" rel="noopener