1 & 2 Peter: Remember, False Teachers Do Exist

"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," 2 Peter 3:18. Welcome you today to our study of the book of 2 Peter. Let's look to God's Word as we think about this timely subject on false teachers. 2 Peter 2:3 is all about realizing or being reminded that false teachers do exist, have existed among God's people, and do still exist today. We've got to be on the lookout for them. Look in 2 Peter 2:1. Peter says, "But there were also false prophets among the people," listen now, "even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction." Among God's people in the Old Testament, there were false teachers. You could think of people who said things, Balaam, Balak- people like that who were not what they should have been and who were teaching things that were not right. Just as there were false teachers among them then, Peter says, ‘I want you to be aware, there are false teachers out there still today.’ This is why we've got to ‘contend earnestly for the faith, which was once for all delivered to the saints.’ This is why as Christians, we need to be on the lookout for wolves in sheep's clothing, those who are secretly coming in, trying to teach things that are not right, trying to carry people away with them, for money, for clout, for pride, whatever it may be, and we need to realize that's going to cost people their souls.(The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)