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April 13, 2023 23.089 | God's Best and Boast | Job 1:6-12 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-Job 1:6-12 ESV
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he as, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” 12 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

GOD’S BEST AND BOAST
Here, we are transported from Job’s home into the heavenly scene. The ‘sons of God’ [angels] are ministering spirits[Psa 103;21] were presenting themselves before God. They are called “sons of Elîm” in Psalm 89:6 “sons of the mighty”, and Psalm 29:1 “ye mighty”, and they stand in the temple or palace of the Lord.[Psalm 29:9; Psalm 89:6-8] And Satan[ Adversary or Opposer] came also.
God asked Satan where he has been. Does not God know everything? [Psa 139:1-3] God knew. He sets a conversation with Satan. Satan knew he couldn’t lie before God. Satan has been roaming the universe, one moment at a time. He is ubiquitous and unlike God, he is neither ‘all present’ nor ‘all knowing’.
Amazingly, before Satan, God exalted Job, saying, “ Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Job wasn’t sinless but stood out above anyone else in his moral uprightness and reverence to God. Let us take note that only God has the right to compare us with others. Why? He sees the heart so that His judgments are always right and not tainted with malice and prejudice.

As expected, Satan differed, and even argued with God. He always opposes God and His people. He attacks both Job and God. Firstly, he accused Job of being interested only to God’s blessing. He asked God, “Does Job fear God for no reason?” he maliciously accused Job of selfish motives or interests. That is being ‘upright and fearful’ before God was a means to an end – to receive blessings. This is true to the ‘prosperity gospel’ proponents now but not for Job before.

He also attacked God, saying, “Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” In other words, Satan
slighted God of pampering or spoiling Job. That God was just putting a show of a fake person. That Job was not really free. Was Job a fake? God allowed Satan to test Job not to validate Himself before Satan. God does not need to prove Himself to Satan, does He? God is always God. He is going to establish a strong case through Job to judge Satan.

The people who belong to God, who are His best and boast, are not immune from hardships. As Jesus warned His disciple Peter, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”[Luke 22:31,32]
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April 12, 2023 23.088 | Blessed by God | Job 1:1-5 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-Job 1:1-5 ESV
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. 4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.
BLESSED BY GOD

What does Job’s name mean? “If the word be Hebrew it might mean the “assailed” or “persecuted,” that is, by Satan (or God). In Arabic the form of the word is
Ayyûb, and if derived from this dialect the name might mean the “returning,” that is, penitent, or more generally, the “pious.” Job is several times spoken of in the Kor’an. In Sur. 38:44 he is called awwâb, which means “ever returning to God,” i. e. pious rather than penitent, but there seems no allusion in the term to the etymology of his name, for in the same chapter both David and Solomon receive the same epithet.” [ from Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges]

He was richly blessed. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed. 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. There was nobody who was as rich as Job.
Although He was lavished with material riches, he did not live an abusive life. He was prosperous yet pious. He lived as a ‘blameless and upright’ man. The term “perfect” means properly “complete,” without defect. It does not imply that the he was sinless, for he never posit as such in pretension. But, he was a
righteous man, free from any specific sins that could bring down the chastisement of God. In short, he was a morally upright man.
Moreover, he was God-fearing. Is not the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom? And, wisdom includes both just thinking and right conduct. Thus, his right
relationship with God determines the foundation of his right human character.
His children used to gather together and enjoy life’s blessings. The Pulpit commentary explained, “The phrase “went and feasted" seems to mean "were in the
habit of feasting" (Rosenmuller, Lee) in their houses. Each had his own residence, and the residence was not a tent, but a" house." Job and his sons were not mere nomads, but belonged to the settled population.” God has no animosity with us to enjoy the blessings of life – feasting, food and recreation. But, Job knew the nature of the human heart. Even Solomon warned, “Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.” [Ecc 11:9]

What Job did to his children should guide us, parents? When the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually. He was not there during the feastings to control them for he trusted them. Definitely, his desire was to see his
children happy, provided their happiness was innocent. His concern was the turning away of the heart from God in the midst of merriment as if they felt
that this enjoyment was better than religion or might fill its place in one’s life.
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April 11, 2023 23.087 | Do Grow in Christ | 2 Peter 3:17-18 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Peter 3:17-18 ESV

17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehan#bookof2peter that you are not
carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. 18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him
be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

DO GROW IN CHRIST

Peter punctuated his letter with a warning and an encouragement for his readers. They
already know the basic truths. Having been aware of the strategy of the false
teachers, we must be vigilant. False teachers are lawless people, that is they
have rebelled against the authority of God and seek to lead others away from
His Word or truth. We are responsible for not being carried away or misled by
false teaching. We must be sober for they seem good and reasonable at the
surface. As Paul admonished us, “See to it that no one takes you captive by
philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the
elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Col 2:8).
The consequence of deception is costly – instability. Clearly, this doesn’t mean
losing one’s salvation for he is shielded by God's power and cannot be lost. [2
Pet 1:4,5] It’s a loss of confidence and sense of stability results from living
in the truth.

Conversely, a believer who is careful and diligent in keeping himself in the truth is growing
in Christ. Let’s recall that Peter said earlier, “Therefore, brothers, be all
the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice
these qualities you will never fall.”[2 Pet 1:10] Gowth in Christ is two-fold –
in the grace and knowledge of Christ. His grace is sufficient for us to live
the Christian life.[2 Pet 1:3,4] Therefore, let us appropriate His enablement
or grace for us to live our Christian lives. That we should be Christlike in
all our ways. We must grow also in our knowledge in Christ, the truth. Our
knowledge of the truth would dispel the lies of the enemy.

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April 11, 2023 23.086 | Count the Patience of the Lord as Salvation | 2 Peter 3:14-16 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Peter 3:14-16 ESV

14 Therefore,
beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him
without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as
salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the
wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of
these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which
the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other
Scriptures.

COUNT THE PATIENCE OF OUR LORD AS SALVATION

Although it’s
perceived that God is slow, Jesus will return in God's perfect time. With
Christ will come God's fiery destruction of the heavens and earth in judgment
for the sins of humanity (see v.10–12). There will be new heavens and new
earth. Then, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be
no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore"
(Rev 21:4). This is the moment these believers in the diaspora should be
longing for, even if they didn't always realize it as coming very soon.

During
hardships, it seems that the night is long. We are tempted to give up, are we
not? But, we should count God’s patience as salvation. That is, His delay as
perceived is working for us. Our deliverance or salvation is certain and
assured. Like Paul, we may confidently say, “… I know whom I have believed, and
I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted
to me.”[2 Tim 1:12]

Moreover, we
should remember that His delay is providing time for the unbelievers to repent
unto salvation. In short, Jesus’ delay in returning is a sinner’s opportunity
for repentance. Hence, His delay is grace to the darkened and hopeless world.

Peter had
recognized that Paul wrote about them about ‘these matters.’ Paul’s writings
were hard to understand. Most likely, this referred to the unquestionable
goodness of God. Why God is good to wicked people? Paul writes, “Or do you
presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing
that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?”[Rom 2:4] It is
encouraging to note that Peter had acknowledged that Paul's wisdom comes from
God and calling him a beloved brother. This makes it apparent that through a
careful reading of the New Testament, all the inspired writings are established
and support each other.(see 2 Tim 3:16).
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April 09, 2023 23.085 | What Sort of People Ought You To Be? | 2 Peter 3:11-13 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Pet 3:11-13 ESV
11 Since all these things are thus to
be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and
godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because
of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies
will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new
heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE OUGHT YOU TO BE?

Despite the scoffers' claim, God’s
judgment will surely come eventually. They are wrong and the Scriptures are
true. Thus, the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly. The Lord Jesus Christ
will return surely. And then the heavens with all the heavenly bodies will
burn. The earth and everything on it will be laid bare. Absolutely, everything
will be destroyed.
In light of all these, how should Christians live right now?

Instead of indulging in sin as false
teachers without fear of God’s judgment, we should live holy and godly lives.
According to Peter, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells. Hence, we should live as people looking forward to our
final home.

As the apostle Paul said, “our
citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power
that enables him even to subject all things to himself.[Phil 3:20] Thus, we
must be ‘waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great
God and Savior Jesus Christ.’ [Titus 2:13] Like Abraham, let’s journey, towards
the city whose maker and builder is God. What a motivation for us.

In summary, we resonate with the
apostle John who expressed, “Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we
will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like
him because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him
purifies himself as he is pure.”[1 John 3:2,3]

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April 07, 2023 23.084 | God is Patient With You | 2 Peter 3:8-10 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Pet 3:8-10 ESV

8 But do not overlook this one fact,
beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years
as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count
slowness but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but
that all should reach repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a
thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies
will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on
it will be exposed.

GOD IS PATIENT WITH YOU

The false teachers had a wrong
conclusion about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. They deliberately do
overlook both the acts of God in the creation and His judgment through the
universal flood. The exiled believers might be influenced by their thinking.
Thus, Peter reminded them not to overlook the timetable of God. God is not
governed by time. For Him, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years
as one day. In other words, God is in control. In Him, therefore, time is
working for us.
God’s silence and delays are
expressions of His patience toward us. Some, especially the scoffers, attribute
it to His slowness or indifference. Far from it. Why is God slow to fulfill His
promise of judging this world? God does not desire that any should perish but
that all should reach repentance. Let us believe that the Spirit today is still
working to ‘convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.’[John
16:8] God is still in the business of saving souls. God is full of compassion.
He does not desire the wicked to perish. Even the Lord Jesus when he saw the
crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless,
like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is
plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38, therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”[Matt 9:36-38]
Let’s be patient as the Lord yet
hopeful. Why? The day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens
will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and
dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
God’s offer of grace toward us would be consummate. Definitely, God will come
in order to judge this world. Let us neither panic nor be manipulative. As Paul
has exhorted us, “Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at
hand.”[Phil 4:5]
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April 06, 2023 23.083 | A Deliberate Overlook | 2 Peter 3:3-7 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Pet 3:3-7 ESV
3 knowing this first of all, that
scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful
desires. 4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since
the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the
beginning of creation.” 5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the
heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through
water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then
existed was deluged with water and perished. 7 But by the same word the heavens
and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of
judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
A DELIBERATE OVERLOOK
Jesus warned us that false prophets
would come and lead many away from the truth (Mat 24:11). The apostle Paul also
declared the work of these false teachers during the last days before the
return of Christ (1 Tim 4:1–3). Peter said that these scoffers will come,
scoffing and following their own evil desires.
They mocked saying, “Where is the
promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are
continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” Somehow they believed
that this world is created by a supernatural being. However, as they observed
that all things in creation do continue to exist and function normally, they
made the conclusion that the prophecies of the world’s doom are not true. Jesus
has not returned and the world and wicked activities of man are still here.
This perspective is sometimes referred as "uniformitarianism. "They
may say, “If there is no return of Christ, there must not be a judgment coming
for sin.”
They’re deceived for there is a lull
before the storm. Hardened by sin, they are numbed, a deliberate numbness. As
Peter pointed out first that God created it in the first place. Therefore, He
designed all the laws and processes by which the world continues to run. Could
God override those processes? Definitely!

Moreover, they deliberately forget the
historical fact of the flood also. It is an undisputed example of God
intervening in the physical world to judge the sins of humanity. Did not the
people mock Noah for stupidity by building an ark at the top of the mountain,
when rain was not even occurring as yet?

God forbid that we should be
short-sighted and be influenced by the mockers. Let’s cherish the word and
works of God in order not to be numbed by the pleasures of sin and wickedness
in this world. Jesus is coming very soon and let’s be ready for it.

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April 05, 2023 23.082 | Do Remember | 2 Peter 3:1-2 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Pet 3:1-2 ESV

This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,

DO REMEMBER

In this second letter of Peter, he has been consistent to remind Christians of what they already know and to urge them to act upon it appropriately. He ‘stirred’ by stimulating them to wholesome thinking. The Greek term for ‘sincere minds’ here is eilikrinē. This literally means something found to be pure when examined by sunlight. The word "sincere" comes from two Latin words which translate to "without wax." Crafty pottery salesmen would sometimes use wax to disguise cracks in their pottery. However, when held up against the sun, the light would show through the wax, revealing their deception or lies.

Satan is the father of lies [John 8:44]. He attacks our minds, as he did to Eve. But, believers with clear and self-controlled in their thinking need not be deceived. Peter wanted them to remember two essential truths. Firstly, He wants believers to remember the words or predictions of the holy prophets. And, this refers to God's revelation to the prophets, sent to Israel in the Old Testament.

Moreover, Peter wants them to remember Jesus' command or teachings made through the apostles. In this way, Peter is giving the same status to Jesus' apostles, which includes himself and the rest of the 12, along with Paul. What they are teaching is the truth.

Even the apostle Paul said the reason, “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”[Rom 15:3] In other words, our neglect to remember the words and works of
God in the past may cause us to be carried away by hopelessness and despair. When we see the wickedness of the world growing from bad to worse, these all
may affect us. The point of remembering these things is to keep from being deceived by false teachers. God’s word is truth. And, His truth should set us
free.

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April 04, 2023 23.081 | Enslaved | 2 Peter 2:17-22 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
-2 Pet 2:17-22 ESV
17 These are waterless springs and
mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been
reserved. 18 For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual
passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in
error. 19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of
corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20 For if,
after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and
overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it
would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness
than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own
vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
ENSLAVED

False teachers are con artists. They
enticed the gullible by promising them greater freeedom through unrestrained
passion. Subtly, they claimed to have better knowledge so that they ignore
biblical warnings about sexual sins. They boast that they could continue sinning
without remorse or consequence yet keep all the benefits of belonging to Christ
and the full approval of God. Immature Christians in particular are easily
swayed by these temptations.

But in reality, they are as ‘springs
without water’ As dried up spring, or a lurking raincloud that provides only a
bit of mist, their teaching will lead to disappointment, and eventually to
destruction. The term ‘gloom of utter darkness’ is likely a description of
hell.

They lived conflicting life. Why? They
promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity--for
'people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.' They claim that
"freedom" means doing whatever you want, whenever you want, and
however, you want. The ironical part is that ‘"For whatever overcomes a
person, to that, he is enslaved." They promise freedom they don't possess.
Instead of being free to indulge in their sexual passions, they simply cannot
do anything else. In short, they are slaves, mastered by their own sinful
desires. This is one of the most missed but essential truths about sin. Any
expression of freedom suggested by Satan is actually the very thing that
enslaves us.

Let us keeep in mind that true freedom
is the ability to say no to ourselves, to leave the path of destruction, and to
say yes to Christ and find true joy, meaning, and abundant life (John 10:10).
Peter has refered himself as a slave [bond servant] of Jesus Christ. And ths
relationship freed him from the corruption the flesh demands.

Sadly, the false teachers are succssful
in enticing the gullible. These victims had heard and understood the gospel of
Jesus Christ. However, the Bible is very clear that intellectual knowledge is
not the same as saving faith (Jas 2:19). They are not true believers. As John
pointed out, “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had
been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might
become plain that they all are not of us" (1 John 2:19). They became worse
than before. A condition wherein someone after the message has been heard and
rejected, or corrupted, it is very remote that someone would return again to
believe and trust in it. The description Peter used is something serious, that
is, “Of them the proverbs are true: 'A dog returns to its vomit,' and, 'A sow
that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.'

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April 03, 2023 23.080 | Hardened Hearts | 2 Peter 2:10-16 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Nazario Sinon
- 2 Pet 2:10-16 ESV
10 and especially those who indulge in
the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do
not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, 11 whereas angels, though
greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against
them before the Lord. 12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of
instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which
they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, 13 suffering
wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the
daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they
feast with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They
entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15
Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of
Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for
his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and
restrained the prophet's madness.

HARDENED HEARTS

False teachers are unconscionable,
indulging in sexual sin and despising [living in contempt of] authority. This specifically
is referring to the false teachers among the Christians in the church.
Definitely, those who act in such ways do not have saving faith in Christ (1
John 3:9).
They are compared to the sinful men of
Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Pet 2:6–8). Their specific sexual sins may have differed
from the men of Sodom. Both, however, were guilty of wild sexual expression.
They are so bold about their sin that they carouse or revel in their immorality
in broad daylight. They parade it for others to see. They have eyes full of
adultery that never stop looking for sin. [v.14]

They were also conceited so that they
were not afraid to speak arrogantly about angelic beings. This might have meant
these men were insulting them, ignoring the influence of spiritual beings, or
even telling lies about what such beings could do. In other words, they were
speaking against them with great disrespect. Contempt leads to carelessness.
Notedly, Peter tells us that even good angels [non-fallen angels speaking for
God] would never speak so disrespectfully of fallen angels. Even when
pronouncing God's judgment, they would not "heap abuse" on these
rebellious angels. Clearly, these false teachers exposed both their arrogance
and ignorance.
Peter argued that they ‘feast with
you.’ Peter may refer to this ‘feasting’ as immoral partying that people in the
church were being lured into by these false teachers. Immorality should not be
tolerated within the church community. Indeed, loving sinners, and not
accepting sin is quite hard to balance.
They are followers of Balaam, the
prophet for hire. Balaam loved the wages or gain that came from their
wrongdoing. This is apparently a reference to the payments he received as a
freelance, mercenary prophet. And, they used sexual seduction to weaken God's
people.

Our consolation is that God is paying
attention. He doesn’t slumber or sleep. Judgment and destruction will follow.
They may seem to be succeeding in the present moment. But, they will suffer
wrong as the payment for the wrong they are doing. In contrast, we must watch
our hearts to keep them in check.[Prov 4:23]
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