I personally disagree and quoted 2 Pet 2:1. I dont thinknyou are accounting for some straightforward verses that would show that Gods doctrine is unlimited Grace.
This Divine Interpretation of such Scriptures as
2 Peter 2:1, which we are certain makes no straightforward reference to
these False Prophets, or Teachers, being
'bought', with regard to anything having to do with the Salvation of their soul, must be viewed within the context of the Bible, and in this case
2 Peter 2:1's companion Scriptures in
Exodus 15:16 and
Deuteronomy 32:6.
1; "But there were False Prophets also among the people, even as there shall be False Teachers among you,
who privily shall bring in Damnable Heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them,
and bring upon themselves swift destruction,"
In the Bible, the concept of the Lord "Buying" or "Purchasing" His people is a major theme,
most notably in the book of Exodus.
The "Purchase" in Exodus.
The Lord redeemed or "bought back" the Nation of Israel from slavery in Egypt in two primary ways:
- The Passover and Firstborns: During the Passover, God Spared the Firstborn sons of Israel by Requiring the Blood of a Perfect Lamb to be placed on their doorframes. Because He Saved them from the final plague, every Firstborn Israelite and their livestock were claimed by and owed to God, requiring them to be consecrated (or "bought back") to Him.
- The Red Sea & The Price of Judgment: Israel was the economic property of Egypt, but God Purchased them with an "Iron Price". He Paid for their Freedom by Dismantling Egypt’s economy and Striking Down Egypt's Firstborns, followed by the dramatic Deliverance at the Red Sea.
Old Testament References.
This foundational event is explicitly celebrated in
Exodus 15:16, where the Israelites sing:
"Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the Greatness of Your Arm, they are as still as a stone,
until Your people, O Lord, pass by, until the people Pass By whom you have Purchased."
Later in the Old Testament, Moses reiterates this concept in
Deuteronomy 32:6, asking:
"Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and senseless people?
Is not He your Father, Who Created you, Who Made you and Established you?"
"New Testament Reflection".
This idea from Exodus directly shapes the New Testament understanding of how all the Jewish descendants of those Israelites Delivered from Egypt were also privileged to be experiencing that Deliverance, where God had Purchased them in that sense from the Egyptians.
When the Apostle Peter warns against False Teachers in
2 Peter 2:1, he references God’s Ownership of His people by describing them as
"denying the Lord Who bought them", drawing a parallel between Israel's Deliverance and how these False Teachers were denying the One Who had Delivered them from still being in bondage also to the Egyptian's when He Delivered all their Israelite forefathers from the Egyptians.
Then, the idea may be readily seen in Scripture where God's Grace is not Available as if in an 'unlimited sense'.
"Moreover, from the effects of Election not having Place in some persons, it may be concluded, that there are such who are Non-Elect. The Effectual Calling is a certain Fruit and Effect of Election;
"Whom He did Predestinate, them He also Called", #Ro 8:30 not only Called Externally, but Called Internally, Spiritually, with an Holy and Heavenly Calling,
to Grace here, and Glory Hereafter.
"But are all called in this manner?
"No; there are some who have not so much as had the Outward Call by the Ministry of the Word,
and have not even had the External Means of Grace of having had the Gospel Preached to them that we know of; but as they sin without Law, perish without the Law,
#Ro 10:14 2:12.
"Those who are Chosen, are Predestinated to be Conformed to the Image of Christ; they are Chosen to Holiness, and through Sanctification of the Spirit.
"But are all Made Like to Christ, and Conformed to His Image?
"Do not many bear the image of Satan, imitate him, and do his lusts?
Are all men Made Holy, or have they the Sanctification of the Spirit?
"Whom God Predestinates He Justifies, by the Righteousness of His Son.
"But are all men justified?
"No; for though He Justifies some of all sorts and Nations; as the circumcised Jews by Faith, and the uncircumcised Gentiles through Faith, yet not every individual; yea, there is a World that will be Condemned, and consequently they were not Predestinated to Life,
#1Co 11:32.
"They that are Chosen, are Predestinated to the Adoption of children, and enjoy both the Grace and Inheritance of children.
"But are all children and Heirs?
"Is there not such a distinction among men, as children of God, and children of the devil;
between whom there is, and will be, an Eternal difference?
#1Jo 3:10
and therefore there must be an Election, and a non-election among them.
"Moreover, whom God has Predestinated, or Chosen to Life and happiness, these He Glorifies,
#Ro 8:30
they Obtain the Glory of Christ, which His Father has Given Him for them,
and to which they are Chosen and Called,
#Joh 17:22 2Th 2:13,14.
"But are all Glorified?
"Do not some go into Perdition, even into Everlasting Punishment?
and therefore must be considered as Non-Elect,
#Re 17:8 Mt 25:46.
"To all which may be added, that those that are Given to Christ, which is but another phrase for being Chosen in Him;
these, He says, shall Come to Him, and He Will in No Wise Cast them Out;
yea, that they are His sheep, whom He Must Bring to His Father, to Himself, to His Fold,
to Grace and Glory,
#Joh 6:37 10:16.
"But are there not some whom Christ Will Drive Away from Him, and to then, say,
"Depart from Me, ye Cursed into Everlasting Fire", #Mt 7:23 25:41.
"All this put together most clearly and fully proves, that there are some who are not Chosen of God, but Rejected by Him."
And that God has no 'doctrine is unlimited Grace' that pertains to all the individual souls of Mankind, but that His Grace, although it is Unlimited in its Essence for those to whom God's Grace is Directed, His Grace is not Directed to everyone without exception, but in that sense is strictly limited to who He says it is, His Elect.
