Jude alerts Christians:
Defend the truth God has given throughout history.
Beware of godless teachers that say Christians can do whatever.
Beware of those without fear of God's wrath for behavior.
3 Warnings!
God delivered the faithful from Egypt, then killed all who didn't trust & obey.
Angels who turned evil are now chained in prisons, awaiting Judgment Day.
Sodom, Gomorrah and neighbors, lustful, were burned up in a hellish fire.
False teachers:
live in carefree evil,
are immoral, degrading their bodies,
mock authority,
scoff the godly.
Archangel Michael, argued without accusing or mocking Satan, “The Lord rebuke you. God Himself will deal with you.”
Evil men:
mock and curse what they don't understand,
do whatever they feel, like animals,
ruin their souls,
will do anything, even murder, for money,
live to disobey God, and die under God's curse.
Evil men join you in church:
dining with you,
sharing their evil,
laughing and carrying on,
gorging and stuffing themselves,
ignoring others,
promising much, producing nothing,
are spiritually dead, will be burned,
leave behind a filthy residue of shame and disgrace,
wander as shiny stars, but are doomed to God's wrath.
seven generations after Adam,
knew about these men,
said about them:
“God comes with his holy ones, millions. He will judge all people justly: both their horrific deeds and all they've said against God.”
Evil men, scoffers:
are constant gripers, never satisfied,
do whatever evil they feel like,
are loudmouthed “show-offs,”
show respect only for something in return,
aim to enjoy themselves in every evil way imaginable,
stir up arguments,
love the evil things of the world,
do not have the Holy Spirit living in them.
As God's Faithful:
build your life on your faith in God,
learn to pray in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit,
live faithfully where God’s love can reach and bless you,
wait patiently for eternal life.
Help others, carefully:
help those who argue,
be merciful to doubters,
snatch some from the flames of hell,
be kind,
don't be pulled into their sins,
hate every trace of their sin while being merciful to sinners.
God
is all glory,
saves through Jesus,
is all splendor, majesty, power, authority, forever,
keeps us from slipping and falling away,
brings the Faithful, sinless and perfect, into His presence with joy.
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