ACC ~ 2 Peter 2 v10

BECOMING LESS THAN ONE WAS. AUGUSTINE: Man did not fall away from the supreme Being as to be absolutely nothing, but insofar as he turned himself toward himself he became less than he was when he was adhering to him who is the supreme Being. To be no longer in God but in oneself is not to be nothing, but rather to be heading in that direction. For this reason, Holy Scripture gives another name to the proud, calling them “rash” and “self-willed.” THE CITY OF GOD 14.13.

BAD DOCTRINE, BAD BEHAVIOR. ANDREAS: This refers to the Simonians,who combined wicked behavior with false doctrine. CATENA.

GRAVE OFFENSES. BEDE: Peter says that fornicators will suffer even more serious punishments than ordinary sinners, because of the gravity of their offense. ON 2 PETER.

REJECTING THE TEACHINGS OF CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. OECUMENIUS: These are the Nicolaitans and Gnostics, whose wickedness has appeared under different names, a confusion which reflects their evil deeds. For by inventing their own fabulous stories about the origin of the world they rejected the biblical teaching about God’s creation and providential ordering of all things. The end result was that they fell into all kinds of moral depravity. COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER.

THEY SCOFF AT DIGNITARIES. OECUMENIUS: What Peter is saying here is that the evil spirits are quite prepared to curse the angels as much as they can, but these curses are not returned in kind. Rather, the angels reserve any judgment against them to the Lord, even though they are more powerful than the demons. COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER.

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