(2 John 9-11)

I. What is “the doctrine of Christ”? (2 John 9)

A. Exclusively “the doctrine about Christ”? No!
B. All that was taught by Christ? Yes! (John 12:48)

II. What does it mean to “transgress”? (2 John 9)

A. “Goes on ahead;” “goes too far;” “runs ahead”
B. Rejects, ignores, or contradicts revealed truth (Colossians 3:17; Matthew 28:19-20)
C. We need dedicated, active, soul-seeking disciples to fill this house (Romans 12:1-2; 2 John 8)
D. To be trusted with much, we must first be faithful in little (Luke 5:1-4; 16:10)

III. We must be vigilant against error (2 John 10-11)

A. Error promoted by false teachers (Matthew 7:15; 1 Timothy 4:2-3; 2 Timothy 3:2-7)
B. We must not support false teachers (Titus 1:10-11)
C. There are sound alternatives to false teachers like Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Franklin Graham, Joyce Meyer, etc.
1. Gospel Broadcasting Network (gbntv.org)
2. Good News Today (gnttv.org)
3. International Gospel Hour (internationalgospelhour.com)