You can read the whole passage here.
Peter goes on to describe the character, lifestyle and values of these false teachers (v10-19) - they are bold, arrogant, slanderous, disrespectful, animals(!), desiring to indulge in material things, lustful, adulterous, liars etc.
This leads to the irresistible conclusion that they are not Christians at all - not saved and changed by the Holy Spirit.
They are described as "springs without water, mists driven by a storm" (v17) - they promise a lot but give nothing.
Those who are not rooted in the word of God and truly believed will be led away and end up worse off than they were at the beginning (v20).
The lesson for us is to watch out for these false teachers and false teaching - not just for ourselves but for each other. We are to equip ourselves with God's word and support each other at all times.
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