TOPIC: Bible Study 2 Peter 2:10-22 EVIL DRESSED AS GOOD
Bible Reading: 2 Peter 2:10b-22
10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
Bible Study 2 Peter 2:10-22 EVIL DRESSED AS GOOD
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Bible Study 2 Peter 2:10-22 EVIL DRESSED AS GOOD
Bible Study 2 Peter 2:10-22 EVIL DRESSED AS GOOD
Peter’s description of false teachers and prophets may sound bizarre to those unaccustomed to the arrogant and daring theatrical display of such people! Deceit is the banner over their activities. Calling false teachers “ravenous wolves”, Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16); and, here, Peter exposes their fruit-shameless, revelling in pleasure adultery, continuous sinning, seducing the vulnerable, experts in greed, loving wages of wickedness (like Prophet Balaam who longed for a profit instead of obeying the Lord-Numbers 22-23). See others in vs. 10-12 Praising themselves as deeply spiritual and mystical, they underrate the powers of Satan and supernatural beings. How do 1Peter 5:8 and Ephesians 6:12,13 caution Christians not to take lightly the powers of darkness? Any “man of God” who directs worshippers to themselves instead of to God is a deceiver whose end is destruction (v.12). The metaphors used to describe false prophets and teachers in vs.17, 18 indicate how empty and hopeless their claims are. Even more dangerous is leading people to destruction. The Christian life calls for a daily, full-time dedication to Christ, for backsliding and a half- hearted attitude results in the serious consequences described in vs. 20-22.
Bible Study 2 Peter 2:10-22 EVIL DRESSED AS GOOD
Missions: SPAINDrug addiction is a blight on Spain which has one of Europe’s highest rates of heroin and cocaine addiction. Muslims may number over two million and are growing rapidly. Young people need the gospel, having given themselves over to postmodern materialism and hedonism. A growing number of alternative and underground ministries among young people are proving effective
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Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for the timely warning about falsehood and its repercussions.
Quote: They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. (2 Peter 2 19)
