The church is never injured from the outside; only from the inside. False teacher never announce their arrival as such. “...privily”: heresies”: There is no heresy that has not been “...damnable anticipated by the Holy Spirit. Heresy is like leaven (Gal 5:9); it corrupts all with which it comes in contact. the Lord who bought them”: A direct rebuttal of “...denying limited atonement, the view that Christ died only for those whom He would later save not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole “…and (1 Jn 2:2).” world” Their teaching was flattery; Their ambitions were financial; Their lives were dissolute; Their conscience was dulled; Their aim was deception. Isa 28:7; Jer 23:14; Ezek 13:3; Zech 13:4. in is the way our Lord pictured them “Wolves sheep’s clothing” (Mt 7:15; 2 Cor 4:1,2; 11:13). And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2 Ptr 2:2 ways”: aselgeiais: debased sexually ;immoral “...pernicious practices. Debauchery (1 Pet 4:3); filthy (2 Pet 2:7); lustful (2 Pet 2:18) aselgeia unbridled lust, excess, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence (Rom 13:13; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:9; Jude 4). And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 2 Ptr 2:3 words”: or “...feigned “Counterfeit words” “manufactured, fabricated words.” plastos, from which we get the English word “plastic.”
The church is never injured from the outside; only from the inside. “...privily”: False teacher never announce their arrival as such. “...damnable heresies”: There is no heresy that has not been anticipated by the Holy Spirit. Heresy is like leaven (Gal 5:9); it corrupts all with which it comes in contact. “...denying the Lord who bought them”: A direct rebuttal of limited atonement, the view that Christ died only for those whom He would later save “…and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 Jn 2:2).” Their teaching was flattery; Their ambitions were financial; Their lives were dissolute; Their conscience was dulled; Their aim was deception. Isa 28:7; Jer 23:14; Ezek 13:3; Zech 13:4. “Wolves in sheep’s clothing” is the way our Lord pictured them (Mt 7:15; 2 Cor 4:1,2; 11:13). And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2 Ptr 2:2 “...pernicious ways”: aselgeiais: debased sexually ;immoral practices. Debauchery (1 Pet 4:3); filthy (2 Pet 2:7); lustful (2 Pet 2:18) aselgeia unbridled lust, excess, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence (Rom 13:13; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:9; Jude 4). And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 2 Ptr 2:3 “...feigned words”: “Counterfeit words” or “manufactured, fabricated words.” plastos, from which we get the English word “plastic.”
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