EMPTY TALK
II Peter 2:12, 18
"But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption .... 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 [margin: are barely escaping] from those who live in error."
Peter paints a portrait of false prophets who do not speak truth in verses 12-19. They are like wild beasts who love to prey on people who are weak and unstable in their faith (vs. 14) and who have barely escaped from the sinful lifestyle (vs. 19). They criticize and attack Biblical truth that they do not understand (vs. 12). They live a double life, pretending to be righteous, but they are privately carousers and sexually promiscuous (vss. 13-14). They are covetous, like the prophet Balaam who loved money (vss. 14b-16). They are like empty wells, speaking great swelling words, but actually empty in themselves (vs. 17-18). They preach freedom but are themselves slaves to their own depravity (vs. 19). This pictures is given so that we can be aware and identify such blowhards. This applies not only to politicians, but also preachers and anyone who tries to impress me by sounding intellectual but their speech is empty. I need to beware of them. They are doomed for destruction, and I will be destroyed if I follow them.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: False prophets speak one thing but live another.
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Have a discerning day. Love you.
II Peter 2:12, 18
"But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption .... 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 [margin: are barely escaping] from those who live in error."
Peter paints a portrait of false prophets who do not speak truth in verses 12-19. They are like wild beasts who love to prey on people who are weak and unstable in their faith (vs. 14) and who have barely escaped from the sinful lifestyle (vs. 19). They criticize and attack Biblical truth that they do not understand (vs. 12). They live a double life, pretending to be righteous, but they are privately carousers and sexually promiscuous (vss. 13-14). They are covetous, like the prophet Balaam who loved money (vss. 14b-16). They are like empty wells, speaking great swelling words, but actually empty in themselves (vs. 17-18). They preach freedom but are themselves slaves to their own depravity (vs. 19). This pictures is given so that we can be aware and identify such blowhards. This applies not only to politicians, but also preachers and anyone who tries to impress me by sounding intellectual but their speech is empty. I need to beware of them. They are doomed for destruction, and I will be destroyed if I follow them.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: False prophets speak one thing but live another.
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Have a discerning day. Love you.
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