2 Peter 2:2

Some *prophets in the *Old Testament were false. They told people what the people wanted to hear. The false *prophets did not tell people the truth. They told people to enjoy themselves in wicked ways. Therefore, these *prophets gained many *disciples. The false teachers were doing this too. Peter used the word for ‘evil ways’ again in 2 Peter 2:7 and 2 Peter 2:18. It means that the people just did whatever they wanted to do. They satisfied their wicked sex desires. First, people accepted what the false teachers said. Then it was easy for people to copy the false teachers’ actions. But Jesus said ‘I am the way’ (John 14:6). ‘The Way’ was the name for the people who followed Jesus (Acts 9:2; Acts 24:22). Therefore, Christians should copy Jesus. They should behave in the same way that he behaved. If Christians behave in evil ways, their actions will lie about the character of God himself. Then people will be insulting God.