As the covenant people of God, we face many stumbling blocks in the world.  The one addressed by our text in 2 Peter 2:1 - 3 doesn’t stem from indwelling sin like our forgetfulness (1:12 - 15). It doesn’t arise from the depravity of our own hearts like our unbelief about the Second Coming (1:16 - 21).

It is an enemy that surreptitiously arises from without and from within the congregation. Paul best describes it in Acts 20:29 as he is talking with the Ephesian elders. He laments, “I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.”

Jesus Himself counsels us to beware of false prophets (Mathew 7:15). Why? These enemies sneak in among us, and then they spring up from within us. And they do irreparable damage to the church.

Join us today as we look at Peter's warning to Beware of False Prophets.