May 17, 2023

2 Peter 2:1-11 (HCSB)
The Judgment of False Teachers 2 But there were also false prophets  among the people, just as there will be false teachers  among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought  them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them.  3 They will exploit  you in their greed  with deceptive words. Their condemnation,  pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep. 4 For if God didn’t spare  the angels who sinned but threw them down into Tartarus   and delivered them to be kept in chains  of darkness until judgment;  5 and if He didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah,  a preacher of righteousness, and seven others,   when He brought a flood on the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah  to ashes and condemned them to ruin,  making them an example to those who were going to be ungodly;   7 and if He rescued righteous Lot,  distressed by the unrestrained behavior of the immoral 8 (for as he lived among them, that righteous man tormented himself day by day with the lawless deeds he saw and heard )— 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue  the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,  10 especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones; 11 however, angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring a slanderous charge against them before the Lord.

Olivia Yates
 As Christians, we need to be careful of false teachers. False teachers are all around us and it is important to avoid such people. They were around in Jesus' time and they are still around today. These people are not serving God but serving themselves and their own motive. We must remain vigilant in the Word so we are aware of false teaching. It is crucial for Christians to speak God's truth and avoid using false words or phrases, because ultimately, God will punish the wicked.