1. Victory Over SPIRITUAL ERRORS
chapter 7
Victory Over SPIRITUAL ERRORS
Jesus replied, "You are in error
because you do not know the Scriptures
or the power of God." Matthew 22:29

2. What is Spiritual Error? Elevating human reasoning above God's Word.

3. False Teachings That Lead To Spiritual Error
There are many sincere and well-meaning people who are teaching a false gospel. Some have added to the message, resulting in legalism, or have deleted essential parts of the gospel, such as the Lordship of Christ or repentance. Paul addressed the problem of the false gospel to the Galatian church.

4. False teachings that lead to spiritual error:
1. False Gospel
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel - which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:6-7
There are many sincere and well-meaning people who are teaching a false gospel. Some have added to the message, resulting in legalism, or have deleted essential parts of the gospel, such as the Lordship of Christ or repentance. Paul addressed the problem of the false gospel to the Galatian church.

5. False teachings that lead to spiritual error:
2. Unbiblical Teaching
But I am afraid that 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. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached…you put up with it easily enough. 2 Corinthians 11:3-4
There have been many unbiblical teachings about Jesus throughout history. Some have so focused on his divinity that they have rejected his humanity. Others have gone to the opposite extreme, teaching that Jesus was just a good teacher. To avoid spiritual error, we must base our teaching about the life, person, and work of Christ on God's written word.

6. Examples of Spiritual Error
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error

7. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
1. False Religions
(ie. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam)
They were disputing with Paul about their own religion and about some man named Jesus who had died. But Paul claimed that Jesus is alive. Acts 25:19

8. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
2. Cults
(ie. Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism)
Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John 1:7

9. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
3. Idol worship
(ie. Catholic saints, Mary worship, idols)
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anythi1Jg in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I am a jealous God. Exodus 20:4-5

10. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
4. Unbiblical covenants
(ie. Freemasonry, fraternities, societies)
Swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath. James 5:12
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? 2 Cor 6:14

11. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
5. False beliefs
(ie. Marxism, Atheism, Humanism)
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Col 2:8

12. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, others)
Examples of Spiritual Error:
6. Occult
(ie. Witchcraft, Satanism, Ouija boards)
Let no one be found among you who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Deuteronomy 18: 10-12

13. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error
We can guard ourselves and others from falling into error by observing the following:

14. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error:
1. Read your Bible
Every Scripture passage is inspired
by God. All of them are useful for
teaching, pointing out errors,
correcting people, and training
them for a life that has God's
approval. They equip God's servants
so that they are completely prepared
to do good things. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
We can guard ourselves and others from falling into error by observing the following:

15. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error:
2. Get to know Jesus
You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me.
John 5:39

16. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error:
3. Listen to your leaders
He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors and teachers, to prepare Gods people for works of service, so…we all reach unity in the faith…and become mature…
Then we will no longer be
infants…blown by every
wind of teaching and by the
cunning and craftiness of
men in their deceitful
scheming. Eph 4:11-14

17. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error:
4. Expose spiritual error
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Ephesians 5:11

18. How to Be Set Free From Spiritual Error:
5. Confess Jesus is Lord
If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord, " and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

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