False Teachers Slander What They Don’t Understand, and They Will Be Destroyed
Over the years I’ve heard many ministers talk about things they didn’t understand. Not biblical or spiritual things, but worldly things. Out of ignorance they condemn certain people for their actions, slandering them in the process.
This is why the world doesn’t understand Jesus and his church. This is why the world thinks Jesus hates them.
Though he doesn’t, the words people say when they talk about things they don’t understand sends the wrong message that Jesus has something against humanity.
In Peter’s second letter he talks about these ministers and those who parrot their uninformed views. Peter explains that these teachers who slander what they don’t understand are false teachers.
They’re irrational like wild animals. They’re creatures operating under instinct, void of intelligent thought. What is the outcome of these false preachers who speak of what they don’t understand? Peter makes it clear.
They’ll be destroyed (2 Peter 2:12).
Jesus is all about love. Jesus loves everyone, especially those on the outside, the people on the fringes of society who religious folks reject.
Unfortunately too many people who claim to represent Jesus, often the ministers of his churches, speak out of ignorance about those outside the church.
These false teachers cause the church to reject those in the world and condemn them, even though this isn’t what Jesus wants.
We should reject these false teachers. We should ignore what they say and disassociate ourselves from them. These false teachers will be destroyed. Peter says so.
Instead we need to align ourselves with Jesus and the love he offers to everyone. When we do this, our love will point them to him.
[Read through the Bible this year. Today’s reading is 2 Peter 1-3, and today’s post is on 2 Peter 2:12.]
Peter DeHaan writes about biblical Christianity to confront status quo religion and live a life that matters. He seeks a fresh approach to following Jesus through the lens of Scripture, without the baggage of made-up traditions and meaningless practices.
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