“And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.”
And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed — sensuality (aselgeia) describes unbridled, shameless behavior that flaunts social and moral constraints. The consequence is not private sin but public blasphemy; the church's reputation suffers when false teachers are followed. The way of truth becomes associated with immorality through the false teachers' abuse of Christian freedom.
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