INTRODUCTION AND SALUTATION: A BELIEVER KEPT SECURELY IN THE STATE OF
HIS CHOICE
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1.
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James to them that are
called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
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Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.
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1.
Who... [ Continue Reading ]
_A BELIEVER WHO KEEPS HIMSELF BY CONTENDING FOR A GROWING FAITH_
Jude 1:3
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Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our
common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to
contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto
the... [ Continue Reading ]
_A WRITTEN WARNING OF APOSTASY_
Jude 1:4
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For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old
written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the
grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and
Lord, Jesus Christ.
_Queries_
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_TEACHING ON APOSTASY FROM OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY_
Jude 1:5-8
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Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once
for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of
Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
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And angels that kept not their ow... [ Continue Reading ]
_A METAPHORE FROM THE SPIRITUAL WORLD THAT ILLUSTRATES APOSTASY_
Jude 1:9-10
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But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed
about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing
judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
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But these rail at whatsoever... [ Continue Reading ]
_A TRILOGY OF WOE_
Jude 1:11
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Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in
the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
_Queries_
55.
Three examples of punishment are given in this verse. What are they?
56.
What was Cain's sin? (s... [ Continue Reading ]
_METAPHORES FROM NATURE THAT ILLUSTRATE APOSTASY_
Jude 1:12-13
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These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they
feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds
without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without roots;
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wild waves of t... [ Continue Reading ]
_TEACHING ON APOSTASY FROM OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY_
Jude 1:14-16
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And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying,
Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones.
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to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all
their works of ungod... [ Continue Reading ]
_A SPOKEN WARNING OF APOSTASY_
Jude 1:17-19
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But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before
by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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that they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers,
walking after their own ungodly lusts.
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These are they... [ Continue Reading ]
_A BELIEVER WHO GUARDS HIMSELF BY BUILDING UP A GROWING FAITH_
Jude 1:20-23
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But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith,
praying in the Holy Spirit,
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keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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An... [ Continue Reading ]
_CONCLUSION: A BELIEVER GUARDED SECURELY IN THE STATE OF HIS CHOICE_
Jude 1:24-25
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Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you
before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
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to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, b... [ Continue Reading ]