Our Daily Scripture – 9/9/22

SCRIPTURE: 2 PETER 2

BIBLE VERSES:

“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.  Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.  In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” ( 2 Peter 2:1-3)

“The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.” ( 2 Peter 2:9)

“It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.  Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.” (2 Peter 2:21-22)

FALSE TEACHERS AND THEIR DESTRUCTION (vs. 1-22)

DESCRIPTION OF FALSE TEACHERS:

  1. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies and deny the Sovereign Lord (v. 1)
  2. They are greed teachers that will exploit you with their own made-up stories (v. 3)
  3. They follow the corrupt desires of sinful nature and despise authority (v. 10a)
  4. They are bold and arrogant who are not afraid to slander celestial beings (v. 10b)
  5. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand (v. 12)
  6. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight (v. 13)
  7. Their eyes are full of adultery (v. 14a)
  8. They never stop sinning (v. 14b)
  9. They seduce the unstable (v. 14c)
  10. They are experts in greed (v. 14d)
  11. They left the straight way and follow the way of Balaam, son of Bea, who loved the wages of wickedness (v. 15)
  12. They are springs without water and mists driven by a storm (v. 17)
  13. They mouth empty and boastful words by appealing to their lustful desires of sinful human nature (v. 18a)
  14. They entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error (v. 18b)
  15. They promise freedom while they themselves were slaves of depravity (v. 19).

THOUGHTS:

The character of false teachers consist of pride, ignorance, lust and covetousness.  They exalt themselves instead of Christ.  They have counterfeit talk and impressive language with alluring promises that emphasize on making money.  Their purpose is personal pleasure and financial gain.  They claim they can change people but they live in hidden lives of lust and sin.  They are like dogs and sow that go back to their natural habits.  Beware to detest, avoid and reject them.  Exercise discernment by knowing God’s Word.

FALSE TEACHINGS TO BEWARE OF:

  1. They claim that Jesus could not be God.
  2. They claim that Jesus could not be real man.
  3. They allow sexual sins.
  4. They encourage all kinds of immorality
  5. They belittle Christ and his work.
  6. They invent special meanings in the interpretation of Bible.
  7. They slander the spiritual realities
  8. They take Satan and his supernatural powers of evil lightly.