II Peter 2

“These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm” (17). Peter warned against “false prophets” who deliver nothing but trouble. These so-called Christian leaders teach “destructive heresies” and “fabricated stories”; their behavior is marked by “depraved conduct” (2), adultery (14), and greed (3). “They promise them freedom”, Peter says, “while they themselves are slaves of depravity” (19). Peter urged believers to have nothing to do with “bold and arrogant” false teachers whose lives do not match the way of Jesus.

“The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials ...” (9). Rather than conform to the ‘normal’ greed, sexual immorality, and arrogance of our society, God wants to rescue us, cleanse us, and set us on a different path.