A common characteristic of false teachers is that they are covetous, though they carefully cloak themselves as godly and pious... Of such Scripture says, in their greed they will exploit you with plastic words (πλαστοῖς λόγοις) to make merchandise out of you (2 Pet. 2:3). This suggests they mold their speech to exploit (or to suit) their listeners, plastering over what they really believe, and using words with elastic meaning to deceive others... Such teachers regularly appeal to human pride, by scratching the itch people have to feel superior toward others, and therefore they often find their audience among the insecure, the weak, and the vulnerable... Because they are covetous - always wanting more – they invariably seek positions of power, authority, fame, and of course they crave wealth to fund their entitled lifestyle. Peter says such false teachers make merchandise out of you, that is, they regard you as a commodity, an article of exchange, a coin in their pocket... They are not really there for you, though they appeal to you to be there for them, or to be there for the sake of the little children or some other cause they will exploit for their advantage.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:49:26 +0000
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