Jude Study, Part 3

Jude 14-16
Quotes Book of Enoch
° Enoch (seventh from Adam) prophesied judgment on the ungodly in his 
     generation.
° The false teachers are just the same
           o Grumbling
           o Complaining (pride rejecting authority or complaining about minor
              issues, not addressing essential doctrine as the point of this 
              letter is to guard against such error)
           o Following their own passions
           o Proud
           o Flattering

Jude 17-19
These people were prophesied.
° They are worldly people, who don’t have the Spirit, and cause division
     based on error.
°  Acts 20:29 – wolves among the sheep
°  1 Timothy 4:1 – those departing from sound teaching will come.
°  2 Timothy 3:1-5 – Perilous times and perilous men to come.
°  2 Timothy 4:3-5 – People will not endure sound doctrine, teachers who teach only 
      what pleases others, turning from the truth and telling stories.
°  2 Peter 3:3 – Scoffers will come walking after their own lusts.

Jude 20-23
What should Christians do?
°  Jude 20: Build up your faith.  Read and study your Bibles!
°  Jude 20: Pray in the Holy Spirit.  Pray according to God’s will trusting His 
     Spirit to guide you into truth.
°  Jude 21: Keep yourself in the love of God.  Stay away from sin.  Sin upsets 
     God and he will chasten you if he must to purify his children.
°  Jude 21: Wait for the mercy of Jesus.  Look forward to the return of Christ 
    when the tares will be separated from the wheat, the wolves will be removed 
    from the sheep, and truth will ultimately triumph.

What do we do with the false teaching?
°  Jude 22: “Convince some who doubt.”  Some people are just being confused by 
     the teachers.  Simply answer the questions they have.
°  Jude 23:  “Save some, pulling from the fire.”  Be stern with some.  They are
     getting deep in the bad teaching and need to be told outright that they are 
     wandering from the truth and headed for hell.
°  Jude 23:  “Have mercy with fear, hating the garment…”  There are some who are 
     so entrenched in the false teaching that what you say probably won’t help 
     them.  Have mercy on them (don’t go burning them at the stake), but have fear
     of them (stay away).  If you get too close you may be influenced too much by
     their smooth talking.

Jude 24,25
Conclusion
°  God is in control despite the deceiving wolves among the church.  He is able to
    keep you from falling into error and present you blameless at the judgment.
           o When you repent and trust in Christ, he guides you through temptation,
              sin, persecution and bad teaching.
           o At the judgment, despite the vast number of sins you committed that 
              offend an infinite, holy God, Jesus presents you without blemish 
             (Gr. Anomas, meaning apart from the law).  You have broken every law
              of God, but you are presented as if you have kept it perfectly.
°  Jude 25: All credit is God’s.  He has all power and authority, glory and
     majesty, now and forever.