Part2 - Lesson 3
Understanding the Difference Between a Possessor and a Professor
I. The Parable of Wheat and Tares
- Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43
A. Parable given (vv. 24-30)
B. The parable explained (vv. 36-43)
1. The man is ________________________________________ (fill in blank line) (v. 37).
2. The good seed ______________________________________ , children of the kingdom (v. 38).
3. The field is __________________________________________(v. 38).
4. The enemy is ________________________________________(v. 39).
5. The tares are the _____________________________________(v. 38).
6. The reapers are _______________________________________(v. 39).
7. The harvest is the ______________________________________ (v. 39).
II. Possessors Are Saved; Mere Professors Are Lost
A. Possessors are__________________________________________________ .
Scriptures that addresses Possessors
- John 5:24
- John 6:40
- John 6:47
- John 6:37, 39
- John 10:27-29
B. Professors/Pretenders are ________________________________________ .
Scriptures that addresses mere professors
- Exodus 12:37-38
- Numbers 11:4
- John 6:64
- Titus 1:16
- I John 2:19
- II Corinthians 11:13-15
- Galatians 2:4
- II Peter 2:1
III. The Judgment of Believers and Pretenders
A. The Lord ____________________________________________________ .
- II Timothy 2:19
- John 10:14
B. The Lord will _________________________________________________ .
The judgment of professors is not committed to us, but is reserved to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Professors can deceive believers.
1. They have the ____________________________________________________ .
- Matthew 7:15
2. They _____________________________________________________________ .
- Matthew 23:25
- Matthew 23:27-28
3. They ______________________________________________________________ .
- Matthew 15:7-9
4. They ______________________________________________________________ .
- Matthew 7:22-23
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