SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 03/24/2004
My Worship Time Focus: The deception and denial of false teachers
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Peter 2:1
Message of the verse: “But there were also false prophets in
Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly
teach their destructive heresies about God and even turn against their Master
who bought them. Theirs will be a swift and terrible end.” (NLT)
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there
shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable
heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves
swift destruction.” (KJV)
As Peter begins this chapter in his letter he begins by
contrasting false teachers with those who he had just been writing about at the
end of chapter one, those who had been the ones who God used to write the
Bible. Peter then changes from false
prophets to false teachers in this chapter, because there are no more prophets
in the Church today, there are only those who teach what has already been
written in the completed Word of God.
These teachers bring about deception to those who will
listen to them. Satan deceived Eve in
the Garden of Eden. Satan first
questioned God’s Word, and then he denied God’s Word, and then he substituted
for God’s Word, by using his own, when he said “you shall be like gods.” Peter
uses the words “destructive heresies” in this verse, and the word heresies has
some different meanings: “1) act of
taking, capture: e.g. storming a city 2) choosing, choice 3) that which is
chosen 4) a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party) 4a) of the
Sadducees 4b) of the Pharisees 4c) of the Christians 5) dissensions arising
from diversity of opinions and aims.”
These false teachers also denied the faith, and the Lord
who bought them. Now Dr. Wiersbe teaches
that these false teachers were not saved, and says that Christ bought the
entire world when He died on the cross, but not all will be saved. He goes on to say that Christ bought the
whole field, (the world), to get the treasures that were in it. (I know that some will not agree with
this). These false teachers will deny the
teachings of the Gospel, and deny that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and God
who came in the flesh, and also that it is not necessary for a person to accept
His forgiveness through His work upon the cross.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: The subtleness of these false teachers is what
is so deceptive in the works. I am so
glade that I have the Spirit of God in me to give me the wisdom to understand
His Word, so that the Lord will protect me from these false teachers who are in
the Church today.
The Word of God was
challenging to my heart as I read it this morning.
My Steps of Faith Today:
Continue to trust the Lord in the
circumstances of our investments, and also our church. I am thankful to the Lord that Sandra is
beginning to understand more fully the problems that Andrew is going through.
Memory verses for the week: Proverbs 3:7-9
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the
LORD and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your flesh, And strength
to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, And
with the firstfruits of all your increase;
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