"But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber."
2 Peter 2:1-3 (NKJV)
If someone was going hunting, they might wear special clothing to blend in with their surroundings to not be seen by the animals they were hunting. And there are products available that can help someone mask their scent so that an animal would not smell the person hunting them. These are both things that someone could do to get much closer to the animal than they would normally be able to, and then, by the time the animal knew that the hunter was there, it would be too late.
In 2 Peter 2:1-3, Peter wrote that in the past, there were false prophets among the people of Israel, and Peter went on to say that there would be false prophets among God's people today. That seems a bit hard to believe, that there could be people teaching false doctrine that were right there with God's people. But sadly, it happened back in Peter's day and it is something that is still happening today. This is why we need to know God's Word so that when we hear something being taught, we will know if it is accurate, or if it is wrong teaching.
When Peter warned the believers that there would be false teachers among them now, just like there were false prophets among the people of Israel, Peter did not say that these false teachers would dress a certain way or introduce themselves as false teachers. Peter said these people would use deceptive words to secretly bring in false teaching. By knowing God's Word, and listening to the leading of the Holy Spirit, we can recognize false teachers and false doctrine and keep away from them.
And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber."
2 Peter 2:1-3 (NKJV)
If someone was going hunting, they might wear special clothing to blend in with their surroundings to not be seen by the animals they were hunting. And there are products available that can help someone mask their scent so that an animal would not smell the person hunting them. These are both things that someone could do to get much closer to the animal than they would normally be able to, and then, by the time the animal knew that the hunter was there, it would be too late.
In 2 Peter 2:1-3, Peter wrote that in the past, there were false prophets among the people of Israel, and Peter went on to say that there would be false prophets among God's people today. That seems a bit hard to believe, that there could be people teaching false doctrine that were right there with God's people. But sadly, it happened back in Peter's day and it is something that is still happening today. This is why we need to know God's Word so that when we hear something being taught, we will know if it is accurate, or if it is wrong teaching.
When Peter warned the believers that there would be false teachers among them now, just like there were false prophets among the people of Israel, Peter did not say that these false teachers would dress a certain way or introduce themselves as false teachers. Peter said these people would use deceptive words to secretly bring in false teaching. By knowing God's Word, and listening to the leading of the Holy Spirit, we can recognize false teachers and false doctrine and keep away from them.
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