Neat Package and An “Oops!”
Got back to 2 Peter, and found that chapter 2 is a super chapter. He continues in the end of the chapter making comparisons between false teachers and life. I like his “they are springs without water” in verse 17. Makes me think of someone lost in the desert seeing a mirage and running to an oasis that isn’t there. They draw in their “victims” with words that sound great, but have no truth to them. The “freedom” they teach only leads to slavery.I got so caught up in checking out the reference in verse 19, that an “oops” happened. Was going to Romans 6:14, which reminds us that we are under “grace, not the law” – we have been set “free indeed”. Mistakenly, my pen (controlled by my hand) wrote “Rom 8:14” beside the verse. No erasing here, since it was a real pen. So, I went to check out what it says, and found “all who are led by the Spirit…are sons of God.” Amazing…think about it…we can allow outselves to be led by false teachers who take us backwards (and into slavery/captivity), or we can be led by God’s Spirit. It’s out choice whether we walk in the light or the dark. I am going back and read that chapter again – get some pointers on how to avoid those waterless springs that pop up.