“And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries”
and despise authority
“Authority” carries the ideas of ruling power, lordship, dominion. These people love to rule over others. False teachers hold the authority of God’s Word […]
Archive for July, 1998
“And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries”
They are presumptuous
“Presumptuous” means bold, daring. These people shamelessly dare God’s authority. They dare His truth to have any effect on them. These people are “bold” […]
“And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries”
self-willed
“Self-willed” people are stubborn, contumacious and presumptuous. They are self-pleasing. They delight in themselves. They are dominated by self-interest and do not take others into consideration. […]
“And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries“
They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries
These people do not fear dignitaries. They have no respect for authority. The Greek word behind “speak evil” […]
“Whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord“
whereas angels who are greater in power and might
Angels are greater in “power and might” than men. That means that they are greater than false teachers.
do not bring a reviling accusation against them
Good angels do not […]
“But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption…“
Jude and 2 Peter are analogous books. 2 Peter 2:12 is parallel to Jude 10.
“But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they […]
“And will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you…“
We are in a section of Second Peter that describes false teachers (2:10-22). This is a detailed description of false teachers who infiltrated […]
“Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children”
having eyes full of adultery
“Having eyes full of adultery” is literally having eyes full of an adulteress. They think only of adultery when they see women.
When these false teachers […]
“Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children”
enticing unstable souls.
The deception of the false teachers aims at alluring others into their system. The word “enticing” originally meant to catch by using bait. The word “entice” means […]
“Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. <I>They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children“
They have a heart trained in covetous practices
We get our English word “gym” from the Greek word for “trained.” These false teachers “trained” their hearts in covetousness as in a […]