Choice Two

2 PETER 2:1-19: FALSE TEACHERS

}  False teachers are recognized in many ways. Here are a few examples of characteristic that they have. They Promise liberty, but offer bondage. They teach covetous and the ways of the world. They have eyes full of vanity. They despise governments, speak evil of leadership. They also try to convince you to follow their pernicious ways. Lastly False teachers deny the teachings of the lord.

}  2 Peter 2

I learned a lot in 2 Peter 2 about False teachers and how to recognize them. There are so many things and people in this world that are trying to deceive us. The scriptures, the prophets and church leaders are here for us to be warned so that we won’t be deceived. When we are able to recognize the things we will be less likely to fall and be deceived.

}  2 Peter 2:20-22 Pollutions of the World

“For it had been better for them not to have know the way of righteousness”

 Those that escape the pollutions of the world and come to the gospel only to fall back into their old ways have a hard time ever coming back. Once you have already been apart of the gospel, then leave it, they are worse off than before they had ever learned of the gospel. One example of this is in the early history of the church. Those that fell away where the ones that were the leaders of the mobs that ended up killing church members and Joseph Smith.

}  “Where much is given, much is required and he who sins against the greater light shall receive greater condemnation”. D&C 82:3,7

}  As members of the church we have a great responsibility to keep the commandments and to be there for those new members to keep them faithful and steady in the church.