Scripture/Text: 2 Peter 2:1-22; Summary: We continue our 2 Peter series in chapter 2, where we are warned by Peter, in light of Jesus' promises and warnings, to look out and resist false teachers and their false teachings that lead to “beast-like” sexual immorality and covetous greed—2 dangers that seek to devour us even to this day—and to keep watch on our own hearts so that we are not trapped in our old sins and be overcome by them. We also hear the promises of God in Christ in the middle of all of this predatory danger: God knows how to save His people and judge the unrighteous.

Sermon Outline:

Main Point: Beware the living lies of false teachers, because…
1. They are nothing new (vv. 1-10a)
2. There is nothing good in them (vv. 10b-22)

Discussion Questions:

• According to the sermon, why are false teachers a more insidious danger to the church than outside persecution or cultural hostility?
• How does this shift our understanding of spiritual danger today?
• Peter responds to false teaching not by listing doctrines but by giving an OT survey of judgment and rescue (angels, Noah, Lot).
• Why is this approach significant, and what does it reveal about the deeper root of false teaching?
• How does the sermon connect the deception in Eden (“Did God really say…?”) to all forms of heresy throughout church history?
• Where do you see this same lie at work in our own time?
• The sermon emphasizes the fruit of false teachers' lives—greed, sensuality, arrogance.
• Why is examining the character of a teacher as important as examining their doctrine?
• Peter argues that God knows how to rescue the godly and judge the wicked.
• How does this promise provide comfort in a world filled with spiritual deception?
• What are the dangers faced by “those who are barely escaping from those who live in error,” and what responsibility does the church have toward them?
• How can mature believers practically protect and disciple young Christians?
• The sermon distinguishes between teachers who use God as a means to an end vs. teachers who point to God as the ultimate end.
• How can you discern this difference in modern preaching, podcasts, and Christian books?
• How do modern movements like deconstruction demonstrate the link between abandoning biblical authority and embracing moral or sexual permissiveness?
• What does Scripture offer as a better corrective?
• Peter warns that false teachers “promise freedom” but are themselves enslaved.
• What are some contemporary examples of teachers or ideologies that promise freedom but lead to corruption?
• The warning in 2 Peter 2:19-22 is not primarily about losing salvation but about taking the danger of apostasy seriously.
• How does this warning affect the way you view your own walk with Christ, and how should it shape the way the church shepherds one another?