Today we continue in 2 Peter 2:12-17, where Peter paints a stark picture of false teachers:

• False teachers are like unreasoning wild animals. In their destroying, they will be destroyed.
• "Reveling in the daytime" is brazen hedonism. The prosperity gospel sells a pain-free life, but is not the Gospel of Jesus.
• The best false teachers are often the nicest people. Love-bombing or flattery does not make doctrine true; Scripture is the final test.
• Eyes full of adultery and hearts trained in greed entice unsettled souls for gain.
• Balaam was a "legitimate" prophet who still led Israel away from God for pay. Even his donkey saw more clearly than he did.
• Wells without water and storm-driven clouds promise life but give none. If a pastor shows these signs, pray about whether to confront, leave, or stay and fight.

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2 Peter 2:9-12 - Should Christians Speak Evil of Demons?

Numbers 22:1-20 (From Creation) - Balak and Balaam

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Today we dive into Job 9, where Job asks how anyone can stand just before God:

• "How can man be just with God?" Job accepts his friends' premise, then asks whether anyone can truly be righteous before Him.
• Our good works cannot make us righteous. Only the blood of Jesus cleanses us (1 John 1:7), not a stack of religious checkmarks.
• Suffering does not necessarily mean God is angry with you. Unseen things can be at work for a larger purpose.
• Job longs for an umpire between himself and God, a mediator, and this ancient book already points toward Jesus as High Priest.
• Job was wrong that God mocks the trial of the innocent. God lets Job put Him on trial and answers him.
• Scripture is unified. Tens of thousands of cross-references all point toward the Messiah.

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Romans 3:1-18 (From Christ) - There is No One Righteous

1 Peter 4:12-19 - (Part 2) Why Won't God Keep Good People from Suffering?

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Today, we continue in 2 Peter 2, where Peter gives several red flags for spotting false teachers:

• Red flag #1: walking after the flesh for dishonest gain - Freely you received, freely give.
• Red flag #2: despising authority - Scripture has plural elders, not a single head pastor.
• Be like the Bereans. Scripture is the final authority, not any teacher (podcasters included).
• Red flag #3: slandering the "Dignitaries" - who are the dignitaries, and what Jude 8-9 says about them.
• Doing good things does not make someone's teaching good. Watch for Balaam's kind of gain.

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2 Peter 2:1-9 - In a World of Bad Theology, Be Like Lot and Noah

Acts 20:25-38 (From Christ) - Paul Warns about False Teachers and What to Watch Out For

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