Christian Universalism: Is Hell a Hoax? (4 of 7)
Series: Jude
Bob Ingle
Jude
For a couple months, we've been in a sermon series studying our way through the book of Jude. It may only have 25 verses, but it's packed with power isn't it? Jude tells the church he is writing to that false teachers had slyly slipped into their congregation and were teaching false doctrines that were leading them away from Christ rather than to Christ. Jude's purpose for writing was to urge these believers 'to earnestly contend for the faith'. They were to know, understand, love, protect, stand for, and defend the truth of the Gospel revealed on the pages of Scripture. They were not to back down. They were not to stay silent. They were not to cower in fear. They were not to brush it off as unimportant. They were to put on their spiritual armor and resolutely stand together as soldiers in Christ's Army battling for truth.
I believe the problem they faced in their church wasn't just a 1st century problem; it's a 21st century problem as well. We've got false teachers with deadly doctrines who have slipped into our churches and are teaching sugar-coated heresy. It may be sweet to the tongue, but it's cyanide to the soul.
I thought it might be helpful for us as a church to not just talk about contending for the faith, but to actually do it together. So we're spending a few Sunday's identifying some of the most common and most dangerous false doctrines that have infiltrated the church at large. A couple weeks ago we looked at what is commonly known as the Prosperity Gospel or The Word of Faith Movement. And I got quite a bit of feedback from that. Next week, we're going to look at some of the teachings of the Catholic Church and compare them to what the Bible actually says. That should be interesting.
But today, we're going to study a false teaching that many of you think, 'Really, Pastor Bob? I mean, that is something being taught in Christian churches right now in the Unit ...
Series: Jude
Bob Ingle
Jude
For a couple months, we've been in a sermon series studying our way through the book of Jude. It may only have 25 verses, but it's packed with power isn't it? Jude tells the church he is writing to that false teachers had slyly slipped into their congregation and were teaching false doctrines that were leading them away from Christ rather than to Christ. Jude's purpose for writing was to urge these believers 'to earnestly contend for the faith'. They were to know, understand, love, protect, stand for, and defend the truth of the Gospel revealed on the pages of Scripture. They were not to back down. They were not to stay silent. They were not to cower in fear. They were not to brush it off as unimportant. They were to put on their spiritual armor and resolutely stand together as soldiers in Christ's Army battling for truth.
I believe the problem they faced in their church wasn't just a 1st century problem; it's a 21st century problem as well. We've got false teachers with deadly doctrines who have slipped into our churches and are teaching sugar-coated heresy. It may be sweet to the tongue, but it's cyanide to the soul.
I thought it might be helpful for us as a church to not just talk about contending for the faith, but to actually do it together. So we're spending a few Sunday's identifying some of the most common and most dangerous false doctrines that have infiltrated the church at large. A couple weeks ago we looked at what is commonly known as the Prosperity Gospel or The Word of Faith Movement. And I got quite a bit of feedback from that. Next week, we're going to look at some of the teachings of the Catholic Church and compare them to what the Bible actually says. That should be interesting.
But today, we're going to study a false teaching that many of you think, 'Really, Pastor Bob? I mean, that is something being taught in Christian churches right now in the Unit ...
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