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v1 Come from within member

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v1 denying the Lord who bought them (2Tim 2, so they're also denied by the Lord)

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v1 secretly bring in destructive heresies

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v10-18 allure through the lusts of the flesh

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v13 will receive the wages of unrighteousness

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v14 enticing unstable souls -> if we're unstable in truth, we might be easily deceived

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v18-19 We're weak; we know what's right but we might be allured, especially if the false prophets are someone we trust. *From our members. May cause people to follow. *Members feel insecure or need something in life; might join false prophets in order to gain a sense of belonging

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v1 (*Secretly) False teachings may not be that obvious (mixed with some sort of truth and seems sounding). But truth should be absolute.

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v14 unstable --- pride, or (v10) walk according to the flush.
To prevent that, we need to submit to God, especially when we're leading sermons/bible studies. If we don't submit to God we might say something wrong

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We should also know the bible well to distinguish right from wrong

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v3 (By covetousness they will exploit you) When we serve God, we should not look for our own benefits, otherwise we might fall into the trap

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We should be willing to suffer for the truth. (v18-19 allure to lustful benefits)  If we're not willing to, we might give in and be deceived
(v10) we should have self-control and don't follow the flesh

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v21 the result is really severe in God's eyes. We should really guard ourselves with this as a warning.

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"Let us" (v22, 23, 24) 1. Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
2. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering.
3. Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.

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v22 We see how much Jesus has done for us and made it halfway; we don't need to do much because Jesus has done so much. We really need to appreciate all this and come to Him with faith. We should do our part to draw near to Him. God doesn't force us; we need to take initiatives.

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v25 Nowadays assembling together is different due to the pandemic, but we should still do it! This verse reminds us that we shouldn't have spiritual distance despite social distance, so nobody will be lost spiritually.
There might be some that only work on their own faith; but we should remember we're all part of one church.

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Having spiritual friends really help. Praying with each other prevents us from giving up.
It's easy to encourage ppl to do worldly things, but it's hard to strive for the spiritual things together. The reward/result for the latter is great - saving souls.

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v34 - Today we may not suffer materially as much for God, but we struggle more in terms of worldly vs spiritual values/ideas
ie - we might be persecuted or blamed for doing the right thing in God's eyes

How to remind ourselves of the hope of eternal life/hold fast to hope of eternal life in daily life? Easy to forget in our daily business, or only think about heaven in the "negative" sense (ie - I don't want to go to hello)
God put us in the world for His glory --> kingdom of God is the final manifestation of God's glory
We need to ask God to remind us, give us a taste of heaven so we can hold onto those memories/experiences and look forward to heaven which is a million times better
Sometimes suffering helps us look forward to heaven more
How would you live your life differently if you knew you were going to heaven soon?