Tuesday Devo
Scripture:
2 Peter 2
12 These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. 13 Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. 14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.
12 These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. 13 Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. 14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.
Commentary:
2:12–13 The false teachers operate in irrational ways. They act like … animals, following neither reason nor truth but instinct, ignoring even the most basic of human values. Yet they behave like this while posturing as Christians, even to the point that they feast with you, probably a reference to the Lord’s Supper. They are guilty of profound blasphemy and live licentiously.
2:14 Their eyes desire adultery with virtually every woman they meet. insatiable for sin. Their appetite for sin is never satisfied. Even worse, they entice (Gk. deleazō, “lure with bait”) unsteady people to join them in their debauchery. Sexual sin and greed characterize these false teachers (cf. v. 3 and note). Accursed children! Peter assures his readers that the heretics will face God’s curse.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2421.
2:14 Their eyes desire adultery with virtually every woman they meet. insatiable for sin. Their appetite for sin is never satisfied. Even worse, they entice (Gk. deleazō, “lure with bait”) unsteady people to join them in their debauchery. Sexual sin and greed characterize these false teachers (cf. v. 3 and note). Accursed children! Peter assures his readers that the heretics will face God’s curse.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2421.
Questions:
- In verse 14, Peter makes mention of false prophets luring "unstable people into sin." The word used for "lure" in the Greek means to lure with bait, like in fishing. This means the false teacher's ideas are very attractive and extremely deceptive, and that certain people, especially baby Christians or those weaker in their faith, are especially susceptible. Have you ever seen someone get led astray by this kind of deception? Is it possible to know when you are being deceived?
- The false teachers, Peter says, are brash in their disobedience, committing evil right there in broad daylight. Peter seems to be suggesting that this is especially offensive behavior to God. We, too, if we aren't careful, can be lulled to sleep, treating our own sin more casually than we should. How tolerant are you of sin in your life? Are you quick to repent or unbothered by it?
Pray:
- That God would give you discernment to know when you are being deceived.
- That you would be quick to repent.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
5. Why do I follow Jesus? I follow Jesus because Jesus rose from the dead proving that He is the way, the truth and the life.
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
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