Lesson 20
Second Peter
Warning against dangers
facing the Church
2:8 Parenthetical
Amplification – the basis of
We noted last week that in
Genesis 19 Lot hardly comes across as a
righteous man; godliness was not a consistent mark in his daily conduct.
But in his standing before
God he was a justified man (“righteous,” occurring three times in 2 Peter
2:7-8, is dikaion, “justified”).
2:8 (for by what he saw and heard that righteous
man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day
after day by their lawless deeds),
- by
what he saw and heard have 2 nouns in the dative instrumental describing
the means of oppression
What Peter is describing here is that the gross sexual
immorality of homosexuality was flagrant, it was in
your face in that it was practiced openly hardly behind closed doors.
while
living among them this
phrase makes it clear that this was not a temporary or transient thing for
- felt
his righteous soul tormented the imperfect active
indicative of basani,zw
describes
any severe distress affliction, torment, harass
That he was tormented indicates that he still had some
N&S consistent with DVPT. Believe that he learned DVPT while with Abe as
they had Bible study.
Application: Just
because someone has gone totally negative to truth, rejected BD, rejected face
to face teaching doesn’t mean that they will reject all areas of DVPT.
day
after day by their lawless deeds a;nomoj
e;rgon refers
to the activity of the society of
2:8 (For
by sight and hearing that righteous man (Lot) while living among them was
torturing his righteous soul day after day by their lawless deeds.)
Summary
2:8
1. Question we must ask? Why would
2. Answer: To gratify his monetary, materialistic
lust pattern of his sin nature which was in rulership.
3. He continually made the choices to put himself
and his family in
4. Even after he was warned by the angels to
leave he was reluctant! Gen 19:12-18
5. When someone is ruled by their sin nature as
Lot was they will readily compromise and overrule divine norms and standards
and associate with any form of evil if they are convinced that it will further
their own desires.
6. The rise of negative volition to DVPT and
being ready to compromise truth to advance their sin nature lust patterns is a
characteristic of the last days of the church age. 2 Tim 3:2
7. We must be on guard not to let the legitimate
details take precedent over our on going spiritual advance and resultant
inheritance in Christ.
8. This demands self discipline,
diligence towards the Word and its application in your life.
- 1 Cor 9:24-27 strong exhortation by Paul to
master the details of life and exercise self discipline to achieve the goal,
imperishable wreath,
blessing or rewards at the JSC.
- 1 John 2:15-17 Separation
from the World;
Evidence for walking in the Light
- Worldliness is
a mindset, a way of thinking not impacted by the Word of God.
9. Some illustrations from
a. The judgment was sudden
and unexpected by the masses of people.
b.
c. Even as a reversionistic believer Lot was
delivered as will be those who are negative and apathetic towards the Word in
the last generation of the Church age, those described as spiritually asleep in
1 Ths 5:10, they also will be delivered from the great judgment of the
Tribulation by the Rapture.
Rabbit Trail
1 John 2:15-17
Separation from the World; Evidence for walking in the Light
Do not love the world, nor the
things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not
in him.
Do not love
the world should be - Stop loving the world,
If we're to
stop loving the world, kosmoj, we need to know just what the world is!
Is worldliness
what we do or is it the way that we think?
World, kosmos [kosmoj], has
several uses in Scripture;
1. a completely non-moral meaning; the physical world
Mt. 13:35,38; John
17:5
2. A definite moral meaning/use of all who are unbelievers John 7:7;
mass of humanity not related to Jesus Christ.
John
It is also used of a philosophy or
way of thinking, the mindset of any one who is untouched by the Word of God;
1 John 4:5
So
worldliness is cosmic thinking, cosmic values; cosmic opinions; cosmic
aspirations; all that comes together to make up ones norms and standards untouched
by the Word of God.
What are some of the elements of
Worldliness? What is its make up? the elements of this
world?
1. It is Ordered
by Satan. 2 Cor. 4:4; John
2. It has men/mankind as inhabitants/subjects; Eph. 2:2
3. The world has standards; it has a philosophy, wisdom. norms/opinions 1 Cor 2:6
Worldliness
is an organized and attractive system of ideas, concepts, attitudes, and
methods which Satan uses to compete with God's expressed viewpoint of how
people are to live on planet Earth.