Explain about “the way of Balaam;” “the error of Balaam” and “the doctrine of Balaam”

The way of Balaam:  The wages are the reward of wrongfulness of character or unrighteousness.  You look at the leaders of our nations and how they really love the unrighteous way they live their lives, the works of the flesh, not the fruit of the Holy Spirit.  Means, hireling, making a market for his gift.

(2 Pet 2:15 KJV)  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;  After a period of time, the way of Balaam becomes part of the churches then it becomes the doctrine of Balaam.

The error of Balaam:  Which means fraudulence, straying from orthodoxy, to deceive, delusion.  Sacrificing eternal riches for temporal gain.  This to me applies to the leaders of our churches who are more interesting in money than the members spiritual growth. We are told to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.  It is so much different today from then.

 (Jude 1:11 KJV)  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

(Jude 1:3 KJV)  Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

The doctrine of Balaam:  Which means instruction, has been taught, Spiritual unchastely, marriage with the world.  This to me applies to the body of the Church of God which Satan is casting a stumbling block before Christians and going the way of the works of the flesh.  We are to know the scriptures and what are the doctrines of Jesus taught, for example, Heb 6: 1-2. These are the milk of the word that Jesus taught.  This is a major warning for us today.

(Rev 2:14 KJV)  But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

(Heb 6:1-2 KJV)  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, {2} Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Blessings

Stephen