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

Lord's Day: September 27, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo (https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church...)   Series: Second John (https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church...)   Topic: Church Discipline (https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church...)   Scripture: 2 John 7–13; 1 John 4:2; Matthew 12:30; John 6:63; 14:6; 8:51; Jude 3–5; Romans 16:17; 2 Corinthians 6:14–18; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 10:14–22; James 4:4; Hebrews 5:13–14; Titus 1:9–11; 1 John 5:20 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting, 11for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds. 2 John 10–11 • Dealing with deceivers: defense and offense • You can judge a great deal about someone, not just by what he says, but by what he does not say. • Early church practiced what the Apostles preached. I.  The Manner of Deceivers • Many deceivers deny and distort Biblical doctrines, not just of Christ’s Person, but also several of Christ’s teachings in general. • Deceivers are no respecters of doctrines. • God justifies us by belief in His gospel alone—not by any of our works before or works after we are born again. • “Whether it be Romanism, Shepherdism, the “New Perspective on Paul”, or “Federal Vision”, there is a constant 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].” (Timothy F. Kauffman, ‘Romans 2:13 and the Jealousy Narrative’, The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), April 2015 ＜https://www.trinityfoundation.org/jou...) • See Thomas W. Juodaitis, ‘The Reformation at 500: Is It Over or Is It Needed Now More than Ever?’, The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 347 (April 2018) ＜https://www.trinityfoundation.org/jou... II. Receive Not, Greet Not, Welcome Not • False teaching and teachers adversely affect many, especially those who lack discernment. • What about the cults that come knocking at your door? • John W. Robbins, “Why Heretics Win Battles,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), nos. 243–244 (June 2005), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/jou... • John W. Robbins, “The Virtue of Name-Calling,” The Trinity Review (Unicoi, TN), no. 7 (October 1979), https://www.trinityfoundation.org/jou... III. God commands us to separate ourselves from evil men, evil teaching, evil works • Sanctification requires separation • Conferences, hero worship • True churches remain true insofar as they stand against the lie. IV. Hopeful Farewell ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church (https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/) Contact us: • web: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church (https://www.thorncrowncovenant.church/) • ThornCrownMinistries.com (https://thorncrownministries.com/) • call/text: (915) 843-8088 email: ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com (mailto:ThornCrownCovenantBChurch@gmail.com) Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org (http://lsbible.org/)  and 316publishing.com (http://316publishing.com/)