A Warning From Peter — Instructions From John – Bible study

The word “stealth” means, “Having or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar.” Thus, we have the stealth bomber an aircraft that has the ability to evade detection by radar.

Similarly, religious error can slip in by “stealth,” secretly and undetected (Acts 20:29-31).

Peter warns us:

“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly [with stealth] bring in destructive heresies….” (2 Peter 2:1).

Because there may be false teachers among us, we need to follow the inspired instructions of John:

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1; cf. Matthew 24:4-5).

The criteria for the above testing comes from the inspired words of the apostles themselves (1 John 4:6).

Thus, it is wise for each member of the church to constantly “test” all teachers and preachers of the Bible by the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16), making certain that what they are teaching is true according to the Scriptures (Acts 17:10-11).