In this passage, Peter is building on the seriousness of despising authorities. Those who despise authorities are like brute beasts, animals that have no ability to think, which are made to be caught and destroyed. These are harsh words that we should seriously consider since we live in a culture that despises authority, where rebellion against authorities is considered a great good. We should remember that we are affected by the people around us. Peter sees people who despise authority as people who are ignorant and full of corruption who will receive the appropriate results of their sin. Peter then makes it clear. He is speaking of people in the church that can look righteous, but they are really blemishes on the church. They are seeking after the flesh and the world while they look like they are righteous. We are to remember Balaam who was rebuked by a dumb donkey for not understanding what God was telling him because he was driven mad by covetousness. May God protect us from despising authorities and all that indicates especially considering that Peter is writing this shortly before his death, probably unjustly imprisoned by Nero. If Peter can say, do not despise Nero a man who believed himself the son of god, how much more should we treat the authorities that God put over us with honor.
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