How Can I Spot a False Teacher? | 2 Peter 2:1-3a
How Can I Spot a False Teacher?
2 Peter 2:1-3a
“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers
among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign
Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their
depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In their greed these teachers
will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them,
and their destruction has not been sleeping.”
- Peter reminded us in Chapter 1 that the apostolic witness and the prophetic word are the
reliable sources for the believers’ confidence in Christ’s coming.
- Chapter 2, Peter shifts his focus to remind believers about the unreliable sources: False
Teachers.
- Peter reminds us that not all prophets are from God – similar language that Jude used.
- The targets are unsuspecting people who at least profess to be part of the community of
faith.