2 Peter 3:15-17 • 1 minutes to read
The major concern for Peter writing this second letter is to warn against false teachers who are driven their own personal agendas. Therefore, in the very first chapter Peter laid a foundation that the Scriptures were not produced by the will of men but those men were “carried along” by the Holy Spirit to write down the inspired words of God.
Here in the final paragraph he warns them not to be “carried away” by these false teachers who, out of their ignorance of the word and their unstable character, twist the truth. Peter is concerned that these beloved followers of Christ do not lose the stability that God’s Word has developed in their lives.
God’s word is truth and that truth gives us the solid foundation to build a godly life in the midst of an ungodly world. It provides stability in unstable circumstances. The best way to identify false teachers and false teaching is to be knowledgeable about God’s Word. The understanding of truth exposes that which is false.
There seems to be only two alternatives… either we will be carried along with stability by God’s Inspired Scriptures or we will be carried away by falling for false teaching.
Reflection
How does God’s word provide stability in your life? How has the lack of knowledge of God’s Word led you astray to destructive ends?
Prayer
Grant me divine wisdom through the study of your word to be able to discern the falsehood of worldly wisdom that breeds an unstable lifestyle.