Verse 22 says professing themselves to be wise they became fools. Now why is the
Bible say that reprobates profess themselves to be wise? Well I'm gonna
read to you from 2 Timothy chapter 3 it says ever learning and never able to
come to the knowledge of the truth. You know some of the most wicked reprobates
are those who are like atheists they're up there you know in status the the the
Richard Dawkins you know of this world the what's the guy's name the guy in the
wheelchair what me to a guy I don't know Steve Hawkins these are people who
profess themselves to be wise but what does the Bible say about them they're
ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth they will
never be saved and the Bible says now is Janice and Jabri's withstood Moses so do
these also resist the truth see it's it's interesting that they said the
Bible says that they're ever learning never able to come to the knowledge of
the truth is that all poor people they're never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth because they're ever learning no the Bible says here
it's because they resisted the truth you see it says these also resist the truth
men of corrupt minds a reprobate mind reprobate what concerning the faith see
it's very important we understand what are they reprobate concerning because in
Corinthians what does it say about Paul he says though we be as reprobates is
he saying that always be as these wicked filthy faggots sodomites no he's saying
though we're behaving as though excuse me though we are those who are rejected
because we're being rejected by you right but here it says that they're
reprobate concerning the faith okay the faith to believe obviously verse 23 in
Romans chapter number 1 says and change the glory of the uncorruptible God into
an image made like to corruptible man and to birds into four-footed beasts and
creeping things verse 24 wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through
the lust of their own hearts to dishonor their own bodies between themselves who
changed the truth of God into a lie and worshiped and served the creature more
than the Creator who is blessed forever amen so here it says that these people
changed the glory of God they they were given up to uncleanness through the lust
of their own hearts to dishonor their own bodies they changed the truth of God
into a lie now go to 2nd Peter chapter number 2 we're going back and forth I
know but this is important and in these scriptures that we're going to
highlights what the Bible talks about here 2nd Peter chapter number 2 let me
turn to myself the Bible says 2nd Peter chapter number 2 in verse number 1 but
there were false prophets also among the people even as there shall be false
teachers among you who privilege shall bring in damnable heresies look what it
says here even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves
swift destruction so you said why would you turn to that passage of Scripture
because in Romans chapter 1 and verse 25 says they changed the truth of God into
a lie you see what I'm saying and so these are people reprobates are not just
the people who are out there you know the gay pride parade and all that junk
or whatever this is actually now categorizing the specific people who
actually changed the truth of God into a lie they're the ones who actually had
the agenda of bringing in damnable heresies what's a damnable heresy a
heresy is a false teaching something that's damnable is teaching that will
send you to hell okay send an unsafe person to hell and what they do why and
it's in context of Romans 1 of the reprobate they change the truth of God
into a lie you say well what if they if then okay I agree that's what that's
who it's talking about but what if they want to be saying what if they want to
change it and they want to be safe well the Bible says here that they denied the
Lord that bought them you see what I'm saying so in 2nd Timothy chapter 2 it
also says that they resisted the truth but here in 2nd Peter chapter 2 it says
that they denied the Lord that bought them these people who bring in damnable
heresies these people who are reprobates according to Romans 1 they've denied the
truth they've resisted it but they denied the Lord that bought them as well
you got to keep those things in mind so it's not just them because often I'll
hear this yeah but what if they you know what if they they want to be saved
and they're trying they're not going to they've already denied the Lord that's
what it says and bring upon themselves swift destruction the Bible says this
know also that in the last days perilous time shall come for men shall be lovers
of their own selves sound familiar right covetous boasters proud blasphemers
disobedient to parents unthankful unholy think of those terms and it sounds very
familiar to Romans chapter number 1 verse 3 without natural affection that's
a big one right truce bakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of
those that are good I mean if that doesn't define a reprobate I don't know
what does right they despise Christians they despise those that are good traders
heady high-minded lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God and then it says
this having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn
away you see now it now I get now here's what the rubber meets the road because
now it says that they look like like they're godly in fact the Bible says
they have a form of godliness you see that's why in 2nd Peter chapter 2
they're able to privately come in and bring in damnable heresies why because
they have a form of godliness but you got to understand something they've
denied the power thereof they've denied the Lord that bought them the Bible says
does that make sense so