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What is the possible lesson we are to learn from talking about false teachers?
Peter has moved from speaking about prophets, some of what their role is and has been to speaking about false prophets and false teachers.
Prophets: Truth-tellers (Add examples) Forth-tellers (Add Examples)
Truths from this passage:
There are false teachers and they are dangerous to the body of Christ and individuals
The teaching that we learn and adhere to is very important, as is the conduct of those teaching us
Peter’s description of the false teachers in this passage and the consequences of their actions are informative for all those of the faith community
2 Peter 2
False Prophet - one who speaks something from God that does not come true, he is
How are we to tell a false prophet?
(1) Says that Jesus has not come in the flesh *arguments discrediting his divinity
1 John 4:1-3
2 Peter 2:1
Sensuality = “aselgeia” self-abandonment, license, lack of self-control over one self usually shown in excess
God and his way of life is maligned/slandered/reviled because of how people follow these poor teachings
greed here is not necessarily just for monetary gain but could be ambition, notoriety, or fame
Example of this is Paul saying that he seeks to remove himself from the equation voluntarily so that there will be no confusion.
Example is
1 Cor 2:1-
Examples of God’s judgement as warning to those who deceive and encouragement for those who could be
2 peter 2:4-
Examples:
Judged Angels who sinned, not others
Judged Ancient World in time of Noah and preserved Noah
Judged Sodom and Gomorrah and preserved Lot
What we learn from those 3 examples
God can rescue the “godly” from temptation
God can keep judge the unrighteous
Why does this truth matter?
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Because sometimes we forget that both of these are true!
there are some that level the charge that God is unjust because he punishes at all, and here we are reminded that he rescues the righteous.
The only thing God is “guilty” of is being impartial.
He is for righteousness and he is against unrighteousness and wouldn’t you know it that God provided a way for any person to move from one unrighteous to righteous.
There is also the charge that how is the charlatan or the person who preys on people get by not having any consequences or little by our sense of justice.
The answer is God will judge them by the same standard and if they are truly unrighteous then God is “able” to give them justice.
More explanation for the type of people who are judged
2 Peter 2:10-
What does the audience (WE) gain by understanding the “psychology” of the false teacher’s corruption?
For us to recognize these behaviors in people who seek to teach us and be able to better recognize these tendencies in ourselves if we have them or if we were to become tempted by them in the future
Lordship Issues
“Great descriptive phrase for us “indulge the flesh in its corrupt desire” - there are wrong desires to have.
There are things that God has appointed to be impermissible in His wisdom and design.
When we indulge our flesh in such instances, we are deciding to act on these wrong desires and this is despite the knowledge that the Lord has deemed things wrong for our and others own good.
We despise authority when we disobey it.
In this scenario they are despising God’s Lordship.”
Add random thoughts to other phrases for color/ maybe underline certain things to make comments on
This last phrase in v. 19 is of special note as it is a good summary statement of what has happened, “They have been enticed, overcome and enslaved” to their own sensibilities, and are teaching people the same.
Strong Word Against Apostasy
Matthew 12:45 (NASB95)
45 “Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
Last comment about something that should come up when talking about false teachers and false teaching?
Is there primary knowledge that is most important to not get wrong or be sure of?
Questions:
What are the areas that are primary that we get them right?
God’s Character*
Jesus’ Humanity and Deity*
Grace by Faith*
Expectation of Holiness*
What is the Kingdom of God?*
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