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2 Peter

2 Peter 
Day 
Day 34

"Great swelling words of emptiness"

Text: 2 Peter 2:18

THE WORDS OF THE FALSE TEACHERS

Teaching obviously involves words. Peter commented on the words they used.

“For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness,
they allure through the lusts of the flesh,
through lewdness,
the ones who have actually escaped
from those who live in error.”
2 Peter 2:18

1. “For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness”

a) The speech of the false teacher contained “great swelling words”.

i) Boastful

ii) Arrogant

iii) High-sounding

b) The reality

i) They were empty words.

ii) Their words created no positive or lasting effect.

2. “They allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness”

a) How were the false teachers able to “succeed”?

b) The means employed:

i) They enticed their listeners.

ii) The allure was through the flesh.

iii) “Lewdness” simply means “sensuality”.

3. “The ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error”

a) The prey of the false teachers.

i) They did not prey on non-believers.

ii) They focused on believers.

iii) Those who were gullible and easily swayed.

b) The believers

i) They had escaped from the world. They had turned to the Lord.

ii) They had been living in error. They had now been deceived by the false teachers.