Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter …

Lesson 1 – General Introduction Outline Of 2nd Peter  True Knowledge In Which To Grow 1:1-21  False Teachers Who Were To Come 2:1-22  Sure Promise In Which To Hope 3:1-18

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22  Peter just detailed “true” prophecy 1:19-21  He now details “false” prophecy  Specifically, Peter discusses false teachers Ê Their dangerous methods vv. 1-3a Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9 Ì Their failed promises vv Í Their own lost condition vv

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  Judgment “…from long ago is not idle”  Destruction “…is not asleep”  God will not let error escape judgment  The individual teacher is not marked out for judgment, but those who fit this description cp. Jude 4

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv ) Angels who sinned v. 4  Not in need of salvation Heb 2:16  Yet, accountable for their conduct Jude 6  “Hell” = torments Lk 16:23 (not Gehenna)

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv ) Antediluvian world v. 5  People were warned…Noah “preached”  God showed great patience 1 Pet 3:20  Their rejection brought doom Gen 6:3, 5-7

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv ) Sodom & Gomorrah vv. 6-8  Exceeding wickedness Gen 13:13 Jude 7  Judgment an “example to all…thereafter”  Righteous are “vexed” by their bad choices

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  To illustrate the doom of false teachers, Peter cites 3 examples vv. 4-8  In all 3 examples, God did 2 things…  He “did not spare” or “condemned” the guilty  He “preserved” or “rescued” the righteous

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ë Their certain punishment vv. 3b-9  Who is the “first line of defense” against false teachers & false teaching?  WE ARE !! 1:5, Thess 2:10-12  Peter encourages faithful saints who believe and practice truth Ù in the end, God will deal with false teachers and their error

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv  They themselves…  …“indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires” v. 10a cp 1 Pet 4:2-3  …“despise authority” v. 10b Jude 8  …“revile angelic majesties” vv. 10c-11 Jude 9  …are like “unreasoning animals” v. 12

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv  They themselves…  …“revel in daytime” v. 13a cp. Jn 3:19-20  …“are stains & blemishes” v. 13b cp. 1 Pet 1:19 Eph 5:27  …“have eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin” v. 14a cp. Mt 5:28

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv  They themselves…  …“entice unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed” v. 14b cp. 2 Tim 3:6  …“have forsaken the right way, going the way of Balaam” vv Num 22 (Illustrates the power of false teaching)

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv  Having described their ungodly character, Peter now emphasizes the “ emptiness” of what they promise vv Jude  “Springs without water” (Disappointing to those desiring a drink)

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter False Prophets Who Would Come 2:1-22 Ì Their failed promises vv  Having described their ungodly character, Peter now emphasizes the “ emptiness” of what they promise vv Jude  “Mists driven by a storm” (Promising rain blown away by the winds)

Biblical Studies In 1st & 2nd Peter …