False teachers will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Spiritual death is their doom. They take pleasure in sensual desire of the flesh even in broad daylight without shame. They defile and deceive themselves and others, bringing disgrace upon the teachings of Christ and the Christian name. These people are among the Church participating in Communion and social meals with us. They're enjoying themselves in their errors. They revel in fooling and taking advantage of other Christians. To them, it's all about self-indulgence and self-gain. "These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm--shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted--twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever." (Jude 12-13) Ouch!
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