"These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you." (1 John 2:26)
When I think of the word, "seduce," I think of temptation. I think of a fish being attracted to an artificial lure on the end of someone's fishing line. I think of that fish grabbing the lure only to discover he is in a frying pan being prepared for someone's supper. The work means, "To persuade to disobedience." It means to lead astray by persuasion of false promises, much as a young virgin being led astray by false promises of a handsome, young man.
The Bible says that, "evil men and seducers shall proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." (II Timothy 3:13, NASB) John says that he wrote to them to warn them not to be led astray by seduction. It is the seduction of false doctrine about which he has been writing. It is written for us today, also.
Jude tells us of false teachers who have turned the grace of God into a license to sin. We have "artificial lures" among us today, attempting to lead churches down an ungodly path of false doctrine. They are "seducers."
One radio preacher from the past often gave his listeners this word in closing: "Walk with the King today and be a blessing." Amen.
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