Beware Of False Teachers 2 Peter 2:1-11

Pause for thought

Jesus had already warned His disciples of false prophets, see Mathew 24:11. Peter now warns of false teachers who will bring secret destructive heresies. Beware of such teachers who mix a little error with the truth, they do this because the truth of the true gospel is to much of a challenge to many of their hearers who only want teachers who will tell them what they want to hear 2 Timothy 4:3

Jesus said that false prophets can be identified by their fruit much like a tree Mathew 7:15-20. Peter describes the sort of fruit false teachers produce in their own lives and attempt to seed into the lives of their hearers. They teach ”cheap” grace that leads to immorality, they tell clever stories that are really lies and they are full of greed as they try to get hold of your money 2:2-3, Jude 1-25

God has not left us to the mercy of such wicked people, we have the person of the Holy Spirit and the Word, reread 2 Peter 1:20-21 and remember the true ministers of Jesus Christ are also validated by the good fruit they produce.

Just as God rescued Noah and his family and Lot and his family God is able to rescue true believers from the wickedness that seeks to entrap them. Some see these past events as pointing to a pre tribulation rapture, its a possibility? However Peter is reminding believers of the redeeming work Jesus Christ and the Cross. Just as God was able to rescue Lot He is able to rescue us from trials and temptations 2:9

The more we keep growing in our knowledge of Jesus Christ and experience His grace and peace the less likely to fall into the deception of the devil and see through the false teaching brought by false teachers and false prophets.

Never let the fear of the false cause any one of us to reject the genuine!

A Verse to remember

So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. 2 Peter 2:9 N.L.T.

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