Scripture to Read: 2 Peter 2:1
As we saw yesterday, we must constantly guard against false teachers and preachers. As God led Peter to write, it's interesting to note that 2 Peter 2:1 says this about the false teachers: even denying the Master who bought them. A false teaching that is widespread today is that God has chosen some for heaven, and He has chosen some to be sent to hell. But if this were true, then God’s Word should say (in 2 Peter 2:1) that the false teachers deny the Master who chose NOT to buy them. The reason God chose not to purchase them is that He had already chosen them for destruction and eternal punishment and the swift destruction that comes on these false teachers, God planned for them from the beginning because He hated them from the beginning. BUT that is not what God’s Word says in 2 Peter 2:1. God's Word is clear in that He did pay the price for the false teacher's sin through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is His desire that EVERYONE, including all false teachers and preachers, be saved (see these verses for further evidence of God’s heart toward all lost souls: 1 Timothy 2:3–4, John 3:16–17, 2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 18:23, Ezekiel 18:32, Titus 2:11). The destruction that does end up coming on these false teachers is due to their choice to refuse God and His Truth. But it is NOT God’s choice to refuse them salvation. Therefore, we must pray 2 Timothy 2:25–26 for every lost soul.
Challenge & Application
· What is the number one takeaway that God taught you today and how will you apply this to your life?
· Begin praying John 16:8–11 and 2 Timothy 2:25–26 for the lost that you know, and even for the lost you don’t know.
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!