For certain people
have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation,
ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our
only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
THE STUDY:
These false
teachers slipped into the church and hid their true nature and purpose. These certain people are the “wolves in
sheep’s clothing” Jesus had warned his disciples about (Matt 7:15). Jude provides
a vivid fourfold description of them:
First, the judgment that was
written about long ago includes citations from the OT (vv 5–8, 11), Jewish
traditions (vv 9, 14–16), and the teaching of the apostles (vv 17–18). The
condemnation of the intruders was long established in these various writings.
Second,
Jude describes his opponents as ungodly people
(asebeis). Asebeia describes “complete contempt for God and His will.” The
word is broad enough to embrace a wide array of sins. For Jude, ungodly best described these lawless and
immoral intruders.[1]
Tomorrow we
will look at the last two descriptions of these certain people!
WHAT WE CAN WALK AWAY
WITH ….
- We walk away with the understanding that as believers we should not be surprised when it comes to people who demonstrate the same characteristics as these “CERTAIN PEOPLE!” It was no surprise to God! He not only knew this would happen he acknowledged the results of this ungodliness.
CONCLUSION:
A
survey taken of 521 clergy and laymen attending the National Council of
Churches’ General Assembly in Miami Beach showed a movement away from
traditional belief, as follows:
Little more than half believed
Jesus to be divine.
Only one-fourth thought biblical
miracles literally happened.
One-third declared the devil
“definitely does not exist.”
Only sixty-two percent looked
forward with “complete certainty” to a life after death.
Church, let today be another day were
we stand for the biblical principles and teachings of Jesus Christ and not fall
to the lies of the evil one. Let us have a desire that respects God and His
will and let us be careful of those who don’t. They are in the church as II
Peter 2:1 states, But false prophets also
arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who
will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought
them.
Blessings my friends
Pastor Rod
[1]
Powers, D. G. (2010). 1 & 2
Peter/Jude: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition. New Beacon Bible
Commentary (268). Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press.
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