2 Peter 2:14-15a “With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they are experts in greed- an accursed brood! They have left the straight way and wandered off…”
Lord, help in my understanding, please. I believe these false teachers You are speaking of all through this chapter are not just unbelievers who come up with their our religion out of ignorance of the truth, like maybe Buddha for instance (although You say in Your word that all are without excuse). You are speaking of those who have access to Your truth but instead of yielding to it, have chosen to pervert it for their own gain. They have compromised with the world to try to have the “best of both worlds”. They want Your credibility, but do not want to forsake their sin. So they incorporate their sin into a religion that makes them feel comfortable. They speak and live in blasphemy.
Do they not realize or believe that their doom is sure and will not be at all pretty? Has their arrogance and lust so blinded them and hardened their hearts that they really believe in their hearts that no punishment will come? One would think that history itself (the flood, the destruction of the twin cities, etc.) would convince and convict them. Maybe it is because I have the Sprit living inside me, but it seems absolutely insane to me to know severe judgment will come if I do a certain thing and then choose to ignore the warning and go ahead and do it anyway. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of an angry God. Help me, Lord, to know Your truth so I never get sucked into believing an untruth or a perversion on Your truth…even if it comes from someone I love and respect.
Lord, please protect our pastors at HHBC and the pastors and teachers of other Christ following Bible teaching churches in America and around the world from the wiles of the evil one who might try to pervert their minds and hearts. Keep me mindful to pray for sheep who might go astray and follow these wolves in sheep’s clothing.
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