NOTE: We had some technical difficulties with the audio for this lesson. The first few minutes were lost and we had to change microphones part way through the lesson. My apologies. -MRW

Hairesis – factions, heresies, divisions

• I Corinthians 11:19; II Peter 2:1; Acts 5:17; 15:5; 24:5, 14; 26:5; 28:22
• All these groups had their own interpretations of the law.
• There should be no “church of Christ” doctrine. There is only the gospel. We always have to go back to the one source of truth.
• Ephesians 4:1-6
• II Samuel 15:1-6 – Absalom carefully converted people to his cause. Don’t allow this behavior in the church!

Phthonos – envy, envying, envyings

• “… pain felt and malignity conceived at the sight of excellence or happiness” (Zodhiates)
• “… envy desires to deprive another of what he has, jealousy desires to have the same or the same sort of thing for itself” (Vine)
• Luke 11:53; 19:35-40
• Matthew 27:17-18
• How do I deal with envy within myself?
• How do I help others that may be envious of me?

Methe – drunkenness

• Luke 21:34
• Romans 13:12-14

Komos – carousing, revelings, orgies

• The idea is that of wild, out of control parties, often associated with drunkenness.
• I Peter 4:1-5
• We are to be soberminded, looking for good things to do.

“and things like this”

• These things will keep up out of heaven!
• Galatians 5:4 – We can fall from grace!
• Galatians 3:26