Ep 363 – 2 Peter 2:1-3

False teachers. It almost sounds like an oxymoron. Those two words just don’t seem to go together. Teachers should be known for telling the truth. After all, their job is to educate and to disseminate information. Why would a teacher want to pass on falsehood? Well, the easy answer is: Because it fits their personal agenda. Teachers have been guilty of spreading lies for years. Not all teachers, but enough of them to make a difference. These kinds of teachers twist the truth and play with the facts in order to pass on their particular view of things. This is true in history, science, literature, and even religion. And it’s not a new phenomena. It’s been going on for generations. Even Peter had to deal with false teachers and the flawed content coming out of their mouths. In 2 Peter 2, verses 1-3, Peter is going to begin a diatribe against any and all who attempt to deceive the people of God with clever-sounding, ear-tickling truth claims that are nothing more than the lies of the enemy disguised with piety and religious rhetoric. These people are appealing, because what they have to say sounds so good. They tell people what they want to hear, rather than saying what God wants said. Truth becomes subjective and the words of men take precedence over the Word of God. But Peter warns that these people are dangerous and to be avoided at all costs. And they stand condemned before God.