I love this John is saying to “test the spirits” and see if they’re from God or not but how can we do that? Place the teachings next to those in the Bible and it should be abundantly clear whether it’s “from God” or not. Just like the wolves in sheep’s clothing, they will also “exploit you with false words” and not God-breathed Scripture.įirst John 4:1 “ Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” They brought in secret heresies and even went so far as to deny “the Master who bought them.” Here again we read “many” where Peter says that “ many will follow their sensuality,” not a few. At the end of 2nd Peter 1 he had just been writing “ For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2nd Pet 1:21) so the “but” is there because Peter was saying that God inspired the authors of Scripture “ but false prophets also arose among the people” indicating that the false prophets and their words are not inspired by God’s Spirit and so they are obviously false teachers. There is a chapter break just before 2nd Peter 2:1 just prior to his saying “but false prophets also arose from among the people” and this word “but” is like a conjunction and it looks backward to the previous verses in 2nd Peter chapter 1. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” And in their greed they will exploit you with false words.
And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. Second Peter 2:1-3 “ But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
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