Gangrenous Guides
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Title: Gangrenous Guides------------------------------ Date: 7/13/2003
Keywords:
"gangrene" "truth"
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Passage: 2 Timothy 2:17-18*
17. Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18. who have wandered away from the truth.
Questions
1. How do believers wander away from the truth?
2. How could that happen over the issue of pornography?
Practical help
The apostle Paul didn't mince words. And 2 Timothy 2:17-18 finds him in typical form, warning of false teachings by Christians that spread like gangrene. Those of you who are unfamiliar with the disease might consider a quick Web search. A few photos of gangrene should make the impression that Paul desired.
Now, for a roughshod form of aversion therapy, mentally superimpose the word "pornography" on all those grisly images. That's the spiritual reality of smut. (For more on this subject, see the 7/10/03 three-minute study.)
Yet pornography has its Christian defenders. They claim to be above it all. For them, porn is a harmless pleasure, a minor nuisance or a social gaffe — like belching on an elevator.
Put some distance between yourself and these gangrenous guides. They refuse to see the sickness. Through their willful blindness, the contagion spreads. Instead, surround yourself with Christians who "correctly [handle] the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
Paul would tell you the same thing. But probably with a lot more shock value.
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