Three quick tidbits: 1) I know we just read II Peter yesterday; 2) I know repetition is one of the best forms of learning; and 3) I just love having three points.
The word feign in our text means to be plastic, artificial, not real. The words these false teachers share are for the sole purpose of making merchandise of the hearers. Those who hear them, follow them, support them, fail to understand that they are saying what their constituents want to hear for their personal gain.
We, as preachers of the gospel, are told to preach the word, and while we are to exhort, we are also to reprove and rebuke.
It is imperative that we know who we are following. The American Banking Association in their training program to help tellers never look at a counterfeit bill. All they do hour after hour, day after day, is handle authentic currency until they are so familiar with the true bill that they cannot possibly be fooled with the false. This is the way we should be with the Word of God.
Don’t be fooled by feigned words. Ask for God’s guidance. Follow God, not man.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Don’t be fooled by feigned words or you’ll become someone’s merchandise.
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