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WOLVES AMONG THE SHEEP
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
2 Peter 2:1-3
Deuteronomy 13:1-11
“Their heart is as fat as grease;
but I delight in thy law.”
WOLVES AMONG THE SHEEP
The warning theme of Second Peter is now sounded. We must study and obey the Scripture which is God’s revealed truth because “perilous times” are coming (2 Tim 3:1). These times will be characterised by increased religious activity which will not follow Bible truth, but which will instead lead men to “depart from the faith” (1 Tim 4:1).
We are reminded that in Old Testament times false prophets rose up among God’s people. They were not the hated, godless Canaanites, or Philistines. They were Israelites. These men grew up having heard the truth. But they not only rejected it, they also deliberately tried to destroy it.
In the same way, there will be such men in the church of Jesus Christ. They will be men known in the church who had learned the truth and had fellowshipped with God’s people (2 Pet 2:1). Like the heretics of old, they will not just reject the truth, but they will set out to destroy the faith. They will use their influence within the church to teach heresy, attempting to lead people from the truth of the Holy Scripture. They will even go so far as to deny the Lord who died to offer them eternal salvation.
As the end draws near, many will follow these false teachers. Having rejected the truth, they will be lovers of themselves and become involved in great sin. Their actions will cause the true faith to be ridiculed and held in disrepute (2 Pet 2:2). Yet their conscience will be so hardened that they will feel no shame for their actions (1 Tim 4:2).
These wicked men think they are winning a great victory over those who know and love the truth. But their judgment is already prepared for them (2 Pet 2:3). In the meantime, we must be on our guard, studying and defending the faith against those who would destroy it.
THOUGHT: From what rather unexpected place will some false teachers come?
PRAYER: In such dangerous days, help me, Father, to take heed to Thy Word.