In His Service

Especially True of False Teachers 2 Peter 2:10-22 The church in Corinth was a prime example of false teachers embedded inside and outside of the Church. Peter probably dealt with some of the same people that Jude and Paul did. Peter now exposes the characteristics of false teachers.  First, these teachers followed their “corrupt desire of the flesh and despised authority.” Peter had seen enough throughout the churches mentioned in his first letter. There were those who would have raised the banner, “If it feels good do it. or “I did it my way” When they followed their own desires, birthed by their innate sinful nature, anything was acceptable as long as it was relative to their own moral compasses. Many were converts who had lived under the Greek and Roman philosophies of desire (give into whatever pleases you)(Epicureans). Also Peter included the concept of rebellion or despising authority. There were many who challenged Paul in Corinth, and Peter as well remembered the Sanhed...

                         Corruption from the Top Down: Part 2 - Judgment 2 Peter 2:4-10 Judgment speaks of finality. And judgment is to only be made by those who have the authority, who are able to judge with justice and integrity (doing the right thing).  There is only one who can do that with finality, and that is God. He alone can, justly and with integrity, judge the acts of men. Peter knew God had judged in the past, and would bring judgment in the future. He gave three examples of God’s judgment and punishment in the past upon sin, whether it were angels or mankind. God’s act of judgment was final.  Peter addressed first the fall of angels in the rebellion in heaven, when they followed Lucifer in sin and later battled against the archangel Michael and the angels of God in Rev.12. Peter remembers Jesus’ words of Satan’s fall after they returned from evangelizing, healing, and casting out demo...

                                               Corruption from the Top Down: Part 1 2 Peter 2:1-3 This has been an interesting week, my irrigation stopped working for no apparent reason, I began my investigation by looking to see why there wasn’t any water flow. I unhooked the water line, it worked well. I disassembled the valves and zones, they were working properly. I was perplexed, on the screen for the irrigation control panel, there was a little icon that showed (AC). I followed the power extension cord and found that it had been chewed to the point where it shorted out and burned the cord near the house. I felt relieved that the house didn’t catch fire or anyone get hurt. The interesting thing was that the GFI didn’t trip, nor did the breaker in the electric box. The lesson I learned was that harm can come in areas where you have safety prec...