"Away with the enslaving rules that govern the life of the body! And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”. When explaining this passage ask your audience, “better WHEN?” The text, properly understood, only allows one answer: better in this life. 2 Peter 2:17 Commentary. (Song 2:15+). Teachers 2 Peter 3:10 Commentary. (Vine, W E: Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words). 2 Peter 2:19 The scriptures relate sin and slavery to one another frequently, and I think that it is interesting, since we so often look at obedience to God as limiting, or as bondage. This begs the question - are any sins really "little?" 2 Peter 1:19-21. Wuest: While they are promising them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption. Freedom and law are thus not contradictory opposites. So, young people, the Christian is free when he does the will of God and is obedient to God's command. On numerous occasions, Aristotle spoke of the Gk. These false teachers talk of religion and freedom but they do not truly know the Son of God and are not known by Him (as the passage in Matthew 7 teaches). Eerdmans). Do you know when Lincoln’s declaration was officially enacted? Part of the power of this text is its Christological grounding — it is Jesus who has gone before and whose footsteps we attempt to follow (1 Peter 2… (God Tells the Man Who Cares. Peter encourages them with a vision of "an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't 2 Peter 2:19 ‘promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. Unqualified freedom in any area of human life is deceptive and deadly. We make choices based on principle. And the good news is that we are not left to ourselves to kill sin but as Paul instructed "By the Spirit (God's provision of supernatural power) put to death (Our responsibility) the deeds of the body and you will live." Danger of But it also warns about the inevitable bondage that comes into the lives of people governed by willful rebellion, pride, arrogance, strife, and malicious trouble-making. Commentaries on 2 Peter/Jude. 2 Peter 2:19 King James Version << 2 Peter 1 | 2 Peter 2 | 2 Peter 3 >> 19 While 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. Taboos will not produce absolutes. Before we hear this … Continue reading "Commentary on 1 Peter 2:19-25" Reprinted by permission. Spiritual Practice of Forgiveness $ 4.99 – $ 9.99 Select options; Deity of Yeshua, The $ 4.99 – $ 9.99 Select options; (from nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"). Writing to Titus Paul reiterates every man's condition who refuses God's offer of forgiveness in Christ... For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Those officially emancipated people, thinking slavery was the way they were condemned to exist, continued to live in bondage though they had been declared free men and women since the fall of 1862. So Peter blasts the trumpet of warning: they are twisting the Scriptures to their own destruction and their promised freedom is a bondage to corruption. For many Protestant believers, a category for a judgment according to works does not exist; we’re saved by faith after all! The twig rolled and he fell. 2 Peter 2:21 ... How about a commentary on the significance of “worse than” in vs. 20? 2 Peter 2:19 Commentary. Liberty means ability not to violate the law of God. For example there is a teaching making the rounds in evangelical circles that if we are once saved we are always saved (this part of the teaching is sound) and now that we are under grace and saved forever, we can continue sinning habitually. Peter didnot say where he was sending the letter. As the invisible chains of habit are forged, we discover to our horror that we don't have the strength to break them. Too often freedom from rules, structure, or obedience leads to an addiction or preoccupation with the new pleasures freedom offers. 2 Peter 2:19 Hence the word apeleutheros, No. their deceitful promise of "freedom" but as shown below their walk does not match their talk. in gloomy pits of darkness, # 2:4b Some manuscripts read in chains of gloom. But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” No man is right to do as he pleases unless he pleases to do right! Liddell-Scott, 532). 2 Peter 3:1-6 Commentary. :) So often, we want to make a new start in our lives, and we're going along great, but then suddenly screw it up, even this soon after New Year's. 2 Peter 2:19. by Grant Richison | Jul 15, 1998 | 2 Peter | 2 comments. Two individualities clash. Whenever you encounter a term of explanation, always consider performing the 4P's (pause to ponder and practice the passage), which is facilitated by interrogating the text with the 5W/H'S, asking questions like "What is being explained?". Slaves (1401)(doulos from deo = to bind so doulos = one bound to another) is one who is in bondage or bound to another and thus describes the horrible state of being completely controlled by "sin". In the last couple decades, the emphasis on the grace of God in the life of the believer and his liberty has swung the pendulum precariously to the left of the balance between “liberty” and “freedom”. Peter encourages them with a vision of "an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't License means personal insistence on doing what I like. A T Robertson comments that: Paul deftly puts himself in the place of the strong brother at such a banquet who is expected to conform his conscience to that of the weak brother who makes the point about a particular piece of meat. 2Pe 2:1-3, Demise of teaching the basic spiritual principles that "you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 2 Peter 3:8-15a EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Peter is writing to encourage Christians to live Godly lives (1:3) that they “may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust” (1:4). Socialism always emphasizes the herd concept. They actually delivered bondage and temporal judgment. But for many people its pursuit leads to bondage. When the state declares something, it becomes an “order.” c. In law we find the senses “accusation” and “delivery of a judgment.” d. We then find the senses “to declare an achievement,” “to show one's mastery,” “to profess a subject.” e. Another sense is “to offer,” “to promise,” “to vow.” As regards promises, tension between word and deed is felt, so that promises are often seen as worthless. May we all take heed. Be careful when someone promises you freedom with "no strings attached" (e.g., freedom to live as you please), because true spiritual freedom in Christ is not the right to do as you please, but is the liberty (and the power) to do as you should. 1986. 14 For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under (subject to) grace. Epaggello - 15x in 15v - Mark 14:11; Acts 7:5; Rom 4:21; Gal 3:19; 1 Tim 2:10; 6:21; Titus 1:2; Heb 6:13; 10:23; 11:11; 12:26; Jas 1:12; 2:5; 2 Pet 2:19; 1 John 2:25. Sin has a way of gradually binding a person until there is no way of escape, apart from the gracious intervention of the Lord. Similarly, the adjective eleutheros means free, not bound, of free birth. (, The techniques of false teachers are only workable with the naive, for the heretics are like a 300-pound man selling diet books— they promise . 17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. We should give thanks for the food and for our liberty and then express our liberty by choosing not to eat the food that offends the brother. (bolding & colors added). Comment: The idea is that Paul voluntarily gave up personal rights for the sake of his work for others. Jesus taught that, If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. December 18, 1865—more than three years after he first released his proclamation. Young's Literal: liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude. liber (free), and Schrader links it with Old High German liut, Modern German Leute, people (Reallexikon der indogermanischen Altertumskunde, II 19292, 454 f.; but cf. It promises life but instead brings death. Comment: Here eleutheria describes the unfettered condition of the Christian soul in contrast with the Jewish condition of bondage to law. See 2 Peter 1:19-21 (printed below) Also, we have the absolutely reliable prophetic word. Apocalyptic language is used in 2 Peter 3:8-15a to express the seriousness of Christian holiness and divine judgment. For a person is - Bible verse He said then, "There is a relation between thee and me, elder than either thy or my birth, if thou be the daughter of Laban (The works of Josephus Ant I, xix 5). Joel 2:30-31 (cited in Acts 2:19-20) refers to the future cosmic signs that will manifestly herald the day of the Lord. The one set at liberty from the law is under a stronger and more effective compulsion, namely, divine love as ministered to the yielded saint by the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:13). 2:19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, Hettao means to be vanquished as in a military battle alluding to the ancient law of war in which those who were defeated were taken captive by the conquerors and became their servants. The deceiving (and deceived - see 2Ti 3:13-note) false teacher promise their listeners the freedom to live as they please. Comment: Freedom is presented as the supreme blessing of the new covenant of grace, which, in contrast with the Old covenant of law, is represented as including independence from religious regulations and legal restrictions (1Co 10:29; 2Co 3:17; Ga 2:4; 2Pe 2:19). People eat this up. What happens during this time?, etc, Literally "themselves being bondservants of the corruption.". The RV margin “for freedom” gives perhaps the preferable meaning, i.e., “not to bring us into another form of bondage did Christ liberate us from that in which we were born, but in order to make us free from bondage.”, The word is twice rendered “freedom” in the RV of Gal. (see note 2 Peter 1:4). There will be scoffers in the last days, under the gospel, men who make light of sin, and mock at salvation by Jesus Christ. To be made to feel less important, be treated worse. Zodhiates - To proclaim as public announcements or decrees; hence to announce a message, summons, or a promise. Peter is quite clear that they did this because they were slaves to their own lusts. 1 * Symeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of equal value to ours through the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus Christ: 2 may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge * of God and of Jesus our Lord. in Nestle-Aland, but in KJV is also used in 2Co 12:13 where hettao means to be treated as inferior to or worse than. A fish is free in the water, but leave him on the sand and he perishes. In his opening comments Peter reminded the believers that... by these (His own glory and excellence) He has granted (perfect tense = permanence of these divine gifts) to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption (phthora) that is in the world by lust. In the name of political freedom, people are in political bondage all over the world. There was no mass media then to announce those kinds of presidential pronouncements. Socialism ends in giving power and authority to politicians. Those who are not wise are slaves, no matter what the form of their bondage (cf. He calls them to live holy Love the brotherhood. Just as serioius (even more so since it deals with eternal things) is one’s loss of appetite for the spiritual food found only in God’s Word of Life (Php 2:16-note). There is an ever-recurring confusion between liberty and license. If they work together, they must consider the welfare of each other. We believe that 1 Peter was his first letter to thesereaders. We need to be responsible for the decisions we make. In other words, true Christian liberty is the liberty from sin and not to sin. (Ro 7:23-note). And they were also called mancipia, from manu capiuntur, they are taken captive by the hand of their enemy. Comment: Paul calls upon his readers to be freed from the slavery of sin that they might find the glorious freedom of a higher slavery. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. (Amplified: They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity and defilement-for by … Aristotle shows a similar scorn for slavery; for him slaves have no part in the state or true service to it. Medically, loss of appetite is a usually a sign of a serious illness, possibly even impending death. (Ro 8:13+). Of all people, we who have left the Worldwide Church of God (WCG) in the past decade should be most aware of the antinomian spirit working in the church of God.The doctrinal changes that began to be instituted mere months after the death of Herbert W. Armstrong had as their goal the removal of God's law, particularly the Sabbath, from the church's beliefs. You cannot set someone free if you are in bondage yourself, and these false teachers were in bondage to sin. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) 1 Peter 2:19-25 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: This book includes a number of references to trials, harsh treatment, and suffering that recipients of this letter are experiencing (1:6-7; 2:18-20; 3:13-17; 4:1-4, 12-19; 5:10). And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31, 32). The concept of a judgment according to works is considered in much of pop evangelicalism to … Continue reading "Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-15a" This 15 part expository study of 2 Peter was preached at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship in 2009-10. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved. But this was not a call to give free reign to your passions. For a man is the slave of whatever masters him. 2 Peter 2 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. But it could also be used in the less frequent and bad sense of being reckless, or unrestrained. And so douloo describes not so much a relation of service as primarily one of dependence upon, or bondage to, something. James 2:12 So speak and so act, as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. (See further H. Schlier, TDNT II 487-92. Lincoln had been dead for months. But no one is ever completely free in that sense. The TDNT has an interesting comment on the background of this Greek word group noting that... Greeks have a strong sense of freedom. (Confirming One’s Calling and Election. (Ro 6:12-14+), Comment - See discussion of the Need for the Holy Spirit to obey NT commands (or "How to Keep All 1642 Commandments in the New Testament!"). Wise King Solomon urged his son to understand that true freedom is possible only within the sphere of God-centered living, for which He created us. We will free you so that you can do what you please. 2 Peter 2:22 Commentary. Matthew Henry sums up their sad state - Their own lusts have gotten a complete victory over them, and they are actually in bondage to them (Ro 6:16-note), making provision for the flesh (Ro 13:!4-note) to satisfy its cravings (Ed: Which are continually waging war against our soul = 1Pe 2:11-note), comply with its directions, and obey its commands. Place a bird in the water and he has lost his liberty. Pay close attention to Acts 2:21 where Peter, quoting Joel, reminds the crowd that only those who call on the name of the Lord will be saved from God’s judgment and enter the messianic kingdom. There are hints in both 1 and 2 Peter that the false teaching of which Peter writes has at least a Jewish component. 2 Peter 2:19 "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought into bondage." Hiebert points out that "corruption denotes not merely the decay which sin produces in this life; it also involves that spiritual corruption which leads to perdition.". Such persons were usually born free, but some of them had purchased their freedom. These teachers were offering liberty when they themselves were slaves, and the liberty they were offering was the liberty to become slaves of lust. 4. They themselves (the false teachers) are unable to deliver the freedom they promise, because they themselves are (continuously enslaved to the very corruption which their followers are also trying to escape. Fast bound in sin and nature's night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray, And 2Pe 3:16 [note] shows that the writings of the apostle Paul were a sitting duck for this distortion. For example, in Gal 5:13 he says: "You were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another." They themselves are slaves of corruption. True Christian liberty never sets us free to indulge our lusts or to follow our fallen impulses. 2-peter 2:19 While 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. The apostolic call to freedom recognizes 1) that Christ had died to free us from the guilt and power of sin; 2) that we are free from the law in the sense that we need no longer strive to keep it in our own strength; and 3) we are given new hearts by the Holy Spirit so that freely we delight in holiness. "Servants" is Doulos, "slaves." Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' They are may look very successful but they are not to be envied because they are "defeated" men! 1986. BY THIS HE IS ENSLAVED: touto dedoulotai (3SRPI): By this - By his sin. 1 Peter 2:1-3 COMMENTARY. Where we eliminate the absolutes of the Bible, we enslave ourselves to sin. A list of the best commentaries on 2 Peter/Jude ranked by scholars, journal reviews, and site users. 2 Peter 3:17-18 Commentary. CHAPTER 1. (eleutheroo = verb form of word Peter used for the "freedom" the false teachers promised)" ...34..."Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits (present tense = habitually, as their lifestyle) sin is the slave (doulos) of sin. They are... - Verse-by-Verse Commentary False teachers promise liberty while they themselves are under slavery to their “corruption.” Their slavery was slavery to sin. To be forced to yield. They have been experiencing trials (1:6), so he is encouraging them by reminding them of their prospects for glory and salvation (1:8-9). “liberty” , is rendered “freedom” in Gal. The essence of the Fall lay in this, that man used his endowment of freedom against the Giver of it. Exhortation to Christian Virtue. It is freedom and inherent Spirit given ability to live as one SHOULD, not as one PLEASES! Related products. References: 2 Peter 2:19. Peter often mentions Jesus’ second coming, even devoting a whole section to the “Day of the Lord” in 2nd Peter, chapter 3. Comment: The motif of bondage and freedom is central to the teaching of Paul, and it takes two forms: bondage to law and bondage to sin and death. New International Dictionary of NT Theology. 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