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NASB | 2 Peter 2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 2:1 But [in those days] false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will subtly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. |
Subject: Beware False Teachers |
Bible Note: I agree we must beware of false teachers, but there is also something else we must beware of, and that is the leaven of the pharisees, which think they are the only ones that have the correct interpretation of the word and the only ones "trained" to teach it. I am not saying you believe this way, but I have noticed that many people are quick to label anyone that does not agree with their interpretation as a false teacher. There are indeed false teachers but we should make sure we are applying that term to what the bible says is a false teacher. I have heard people calling others false teachers for their views on pre tribulation rapture. That is far from the definition of being a false teacher. Someone may say they think someone is not accurately interpreting a scripture without calling them a false teacher. Too many people are thinking in terms of "if you are mistaken in your interpretation then it is "false" and so you are a "false teacher" But that is not the definition of a false teacher according the biblical use of the term. Look up all the references to false teachers in the New Testament and you will see examples of what they teach. If someone is teaching one of these examples we would be biblical in calling them a false teacher. If someone is just wrong, then they are just wrong. I rarely hear anyone say.. I think you are wrong about how you are interpreting that, Instead the accusation of false teacher and false prophet is hurled so quickly that all dialogue and any chance of communication is shut down. There is a time to call someone a false teacher, but we should be very careful and know that God has told us to do that, otherwise we will be judged by the same measure we dish out, and I am sure we have some error somewhere in our teachings waiting for the light of the Lord to expose it. |