False Teachers

Monday, January 4, 2010: 2 Peter 2:1

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.
What is one characteristic of a false teacher? A false teacher secretly (not openly) denies that Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: 2 Peter 2:3

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.
What is another characteristic of a false teacher? A false teacher’s deceptive words exploit you because of greed for money.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: 2 Peter 2:9–10

then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
What are other characteristics of a false teacher? A false teacher gives in to lust and despises authority.

Thursday, January 7, 2010: 2 Peter 2:14-15

having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
What are other characteristics of a false teacher? Adultery is on the mind of a false teacher who also prefers to earn wages from unbelievers for prophecies.

Friday, January 8, 2010: 2 Peter 2:18–19

For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
What are some more characteristics of a false teacher? Often a charismatic speaker, a false teacher, in bondage to sin, can trap even believers by claiming to set them free.