Who is Peter addressing here?
2Pe 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
They have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Who could escape the pollutions of the world,and have the knowledge of Jesus Christ.Can the world do that,can the unsaved do that,which Jesus said be of good cheer I have overcome the world.
They are entangled again,so they were free but got caught up in sin again,and their condition is worse than when they were first free.
2Pe 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
They knew the way of righteousness,but can the world do that,can the unsaved,and they have known it,but they turned from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
How can this apply to the world,and the unsaved.They had the truth at one time,but after a time they went back to enjoying sin,which the Lord knows them that are His having this seal,that everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity,and Paul said awake to righteousness,and sin not,but some have not the knowledge of God,and he speaks that to their shame,which not all who say Lord will be able to dwell with Jesus and He said they did not do the will of the Father,but were workers of iniquity.
Which if we hate sin,and do not want sin,by the Spirit we can abstain from sin,so there is no excuse.
2Pe 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
They were clean,in the truth,knew the way of righteousness,had the holy commandment delivered unto them,escaped the pollutions of the world,and had the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,but they went back to enjoying sin,like a sow that was washed clean,but went back to playing in the mud.
How can that apply to the world,and the unsaved,so they would of had to be saved,for them to fall away to uncleanness.
Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Paul tells those that stand by faith,in a saved condition,to fear,for if God did not spare the Jews in the Old Testament when they were disobedient then God will not spare those that have been saved if they fall to disobedience,for if you are saved and do not continue in the goodness of God,you will be cut off like those in the Old Testament that were rebellious.
But I know many people believe they cannot fall,which is a wonderful thing to believe,but how do you explain it,and how could it be talking about the world,the unsaved,or those who confessed Christ but are not saved,for none of those people would of abided in truth,and would not have known the way of righteousness,and would of not escaped the pollutions of the world,and could not fall from the goodness of God,for they were never right to start.
Only someone that has been saved can have these traits.
Can a person be truly saved,and then not saved,but be considered not saved all along,but then what does that mean for anybody that has been truly saved,that it could possibly happen to them,and how does it happen,because they went back to enjoying sin,and love money,and material things above people.
But many did not start out right when they confessed Christ,so it is true that not everyone that says Lord will be saved,and the reason that they did not start out right is because they did not come to the truth that they must abstain from sin by the Spirit,and care about the poor,but they thought they were alright with God,which they have a form of godliness,but deny the power thereof,ever learning and never able to come to the truth.
So people can confess Christ and not be saved,for they never accepted the truth,which is to abstain from sin by the Spirit,which is why we repent,which is turn away from sins,not wanting to do them,but these people mentioned in 2 Peter knew the truth,and abided in the truth,but then wanted to enjoy sin,and fell away,which their belief changed and they looked at the Bible from a different perspective,one that did not go against them if they enjoyed sin,and be covetous,and be right with God.
