Happy Fourth of July to all of you. Today we are beginning a short book in the Bible 2 Peter. Short though it is, it is important, because of Peter’s exhortations against the false teachings of the day that were coming from the Gnostics. Gnosticism has always been a mash-up of different beliefs, mainly focused on these main tenets: Matter is evil and spirit is good Salvation is attained through gaining knowledge, a secret knowledge Jesus was a messenger from heaven, not reall