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2 Peter 2:19
19 While they promise [epaggello] them [autos] liberty [eleutheria], they themselves [autos] are [huparcho] the servants [doulos] of corruption [phthora]: for [gar] of whom [hos] a man [tis] is overcome [hettao], [kai] of the same [touto] is he brought in bondage [douloo]. KJV-Interlinear
19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. NASB
Words from evil view points, boast of liberty, empowerment, freedom, getting something for nothing. They imply rights without responsibility, equality without accountability, promotion without ability, friendship without honor, love without virtue, success without integrity, approbation without achievement – something for nothing.
The master of evil promises the rewards of freedom, liberty, and justice, when the master of evil is himself a slave to a greater evil, and does not possess these rewards let alone the ability to give them.
The world is saturated with the policies of Satan. Satan's policy is evil.
There are only two approaches to life – good and evil.
For every principle of good, there is at least one and often several, equal and opposite principles promoted by evil.
For example, marriage is a fundamental principle of good, but evil promotes homo-sexuality, partnerships without commitment, random relationships, relationships with idols, and so forth.
Free enterprise is a fundamental principle of good, but evil promotes communism, socialism, feudalism, Islamism, and so forth.
Freedom through military victory is a fundamental principle of good, but evil promotes terrorism, criminality, conscientious objection, not our fight, and so forth.
Good promotes true freedom, liberty, and justice.
Evil gives everyone a cafeteria of choices, all of which promise everything, but enslave the followers and doom them to certain destruction.
Good promotes truth.
Evil promotes enticements through deceptive mechanisms, appealing to the sin nature desires of the individual.
Good guarantees success and fulfillment, peace and prosperity of ones life, ones entire life.
Evil promises everything desired, but delivers nothing better than disaster, enslaving those who promote it, and those who pursue it.
