Oppose Those Who Oppose the Truth | 2 John 7-9

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lord's Day:</strong> September 13<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/discernment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discernment</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><strong>Scripture: </strong>2 John 7&ndash;11; Hebrews 5:13&ndash;14; Titus 1:9-11; 1 John 1:10; 1 Timothy 1:12&ndash;16; Hosea 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:24&ndash;26; Titus 1:10, 16; Proverbs 18:13, 17; John 7:51; Matthew 23:2&ndash;3; 1 Corinthians 14:37&ndash;38; Psalm 18:30; Revelation 19:11; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Corinthians 10:1&ndash;13</p> <ul> <li>2 John 7&ndash;9</li> <li>It is far easier to be deceived than to discern</li> <li>&ldquo;They must be silenced&rdquo; (Titus 1:11)</li> </ul> <h4><strong>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Studying the deceivers and antichrists in Scripture reveals the destructive, pervasive, temporal and eternal consequences of false teaching</h4> <ul> <li>Antichrist errors manifest themselves in various ways: Doctrinally, Morally, Spiritually</li> <li>What is false teaching that contradicts the teaching of Christ?</li> <li>Immature believers, Repentance</li> </ul> <h4><strong>II. We must discern not only false teaching, but false behavior</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Religious hypocrites</li> <li>Righteous Judgement, <em>The Documentary: EXposed - The Truth Behind EX Ministries | G. Craige Lewis and ABC by EX Members</em>, 2026, 46:16, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfst0oZ2rkc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfst0oZ2rkc</a></li> <li>Righteous Judgement, <em>EXposed: The Truth Behind EX Ministries | G. Craige Lewis and ABC&nbsp; |&nbsp; The Documentary&nbsp; | Part 2</em>, 2026, 55:52, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1EGn9fUeb0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1EGn9fUeb0</a></li> <li>John W. Robbins, &ldquo;Why Heretics Win Battles,&rdquo; <em>The Trinity Review</em> (Unicoi, TN), nos. 243&ndash;244 (June 2005), <a href="https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=207">https://www.trinityfoundation.org/