657 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 1 Book 55 - The Mark of False Teachers and Scoffers

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 1 * BOOK 55 The Mark of False Teachers and Scoffers II Peter 2:9 – 3:18 Today we’ll begin with IIPeter chapter 2 verse 9. Now of course, in this chapter Peter is laying out the warnings against false teachers, and Paul does the same thing. Paul warns us over and over here in this Church Age that there are going to be false teachers coming in. "Wolves in sheep’s clothing." And these wolves are going to destroy the flocks; and Peter says the same thing, even though Peter is addressing Jewish believers - yet the warning is still the same, that the great adversary, Satan, will oppose God’s work in any shape or form. Remember, Peter has been giving us examples of how God has dealt with those who succumb to false teaching in His times of judgment. II Peter 2:9 The saved and the lost. You’ve got them all through human history - those two divisions of people. All right, here in the Gospel of John chapter 5, He makes the same delineation that Peter does, and this is just to show how that Scripture delineates. Verse 28. John 5:28 Now verse 29. John 5:29 All right, now back to II Peter chapter 2 - Peter is saying the same thing as we look at that verse again. II Peter 2:9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:" He will reserve the unjust, the lost, the unbelieving world, unto the day of judgment to be punished! II Peter 2:10a II Peter 2:10b Well, Peter just lays it on the line. The human race hasn’t changed a bit. II Peter 2:11 II Peter 2:12a Can’t you people ever tell the truth? Peter, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, puts them down at the level of brute beasts. II Peter 2:12a II Peter 2:12b "…speak evil of the things that they understand not:...." II Peter 2:12c "…and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;" Well, you remember when Paul was at Mars Hill? Paul. Now verse 13. II Peter 2:13 II Peter 2:14a II Peter 2:14b-15a Which have forsaken the right way,…." II Peter 2:15b the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;" Now you remember the story of Balaam? God wouldn’t let Balaam put a curse on Israel. For money! Money. What people won’t do for huge chunks of money. One word. Corruption! Corruption! All right, same way in the Spiritual world as it is in the material or the business world. II Peter 2:16 "But was rebuked for his iniquity: (that is Balaam) the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet." Whoever heard of a donkey talking? II Peter 2:17a False teachers. These people who don’t really care how truthful they are, or how accurate they are with the Scriptures - they’ll use the Scripture, absolutely; that’s how they get people hooked. Most of the time it’s half-truths. And the people are falling for it by the millions. All right, so now Peter continues then these false teachers. II Peter 2:17a "These are wells without water,…." All right, so now Peter by inspiration uses that very example; that these false teachers are like a water well where somebody would be all encouraged, "Oh there’s wells!" II Peter 2:17b All right, now I think the clouds that Peter is talking about here are referred to in another place, maybe in Jude as "clouds without water." All right, that’s what false teachers are, and I’m afraid we’re seeing it all around us today. All right, let’s move on. Verse 18. II Peter 2:18 II Peter 2:3a Your money! To gain the money. And that’s what these people are doing. All right, now let’s move on to verse 19. II Peter 2:19a II Peter 2:19b Now I suppose here’s where people say the King James is hard to understand. All right, now verse 20. II Peter 2:20 Here Philip, you remember, goes up to Samaria and is preaching. No, he has the power of Satan. See how easily he deceived all these people? 12. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Providentially, through Philip. All right, then "They laid their hands on them, they received the Holy Spirit and when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostle’s hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them (what?) money." 20. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." Now verse 21. "Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. 22. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible