TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2022 Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 2:4–21
Additional Scriptures:
Psalm 17; Zechariah 3:1–10
Peter warns against false prophets and teachers. False teachers are those who take the inspired Scriptures and twist or isolate selected passages out of context of salvation by grace alone through faith in Christ purely for their own personal gain and glory. False teachers deny the reality of Christ’s redemption through faith alone as the means of salvation. They many call Him “Lord, Lord but their lives are a contradiction of His will and Word. (See Luke 6:46) [1]
“Just as all prophecy has emanated from the Holy Spirit since the beginning of the world, so this must be true until then end of the world in order that nothing but God’s Word may be preached. Yet it has always happened that there have been false teacher alongside the true prophets and God’s Word. And so it will remain. Therefore since you now have God’s Word, you must expect to have false teachers too…They will retain the terms “God”, “Christ,” “faith,” “Church,” “Baptism,” “Sacraments’ and let them remain. Under these terms however, they will proceed to establish something different.” [2]
Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only True God; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. [3]
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False Prophets copyright © Ed Riojas Higher Things
[1] Lutheran Study Bible copyright © 2009 Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis
[2] Luther’s
Works American Edition 40:168,170
copyright © Concordia Publishing St. Louis Fortress Philadelphia, 1955-86
[3]Collect for Tuesday of Lent 1, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm
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