The Nature & End of the Ungodly

STUDIES ON 2 PETER

LESSON 7

THE NATURE & END OF THE UNGODLY

2 PETER 2:11-22 (KJV)

 ¹¹Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. ¹²But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; ¹³And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; ¹⁴Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: ¹⁵Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; ¹⁶But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. ¹⁷These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. ¹⁸For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. ¹⁹While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. ²⁰For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. ²¹For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. ²²But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

1.    THOSE THAT WALK AFTER THE FLESH (vs. 10)

ü  Speak evil of dignitaries

ü  Vs. 11 continues: even angels don’t dare do what these wicked do

2.    DESCRIPTION OF WICKED DEEDS

ü  Speak evil of the things that they understand not - v.12

ü  As they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time – v. 13

ü  Sporting themselves with their own deceivings – v.13

ü  Having eyes full of adultery; Cannot cease from sin; Beguiling unstable souls; Use covetous practices – v. 14

ü  Have forsaken the right way – v. 15

3.    BALAAM’S ERROR

ü  Loved the wages of unrighteousness (Numbers 22)

4.    THESE USED TO BE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST

ü  Now returned to their sin and have become worse

STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH CHRIST HATH MADE US FREE,. GAL 5:1

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