HOW TO LIVE IN AN AGE OF APOSTASY (1 OF 9)
by Brad Whitt
How to Live in an Age of Apostasy (1 of 9)
Series: Kept
Brad Whitt
Jude 1-2
INTRO: ''Kept: Secure in an Unsecure Age.'' This morning we are beginning a journey together as a church through this penultimate - this next to the last - book in the bible called Jude.
ILLUS: I heard about a salesman who called a house one day. A little boy answered with a hushed voice. ''Hello.'' ''Is your mother there?'' ''Yes, but she's talking to the fireman.'' ''Why is a fireman there?'' ''The policeman called him for help.'' ''Why are the police there?'' ''The search and rescue team couldn't find what they are looking for.'' ''What are all those people looking for?'' ''They're looking for me!''
Jude wants you to know that in these dangerous, desperate, deceptive days that we're living in, there is a safe, sure, secure place for the people of God to hide - a place where you can be KEPT.
Let me tell you a little bit about this book as we begin.
This book was written by Jude - who I believe was the half-brother of Jesus and younger brother of James.
It's very similar to and was likely written after 1st Peter - sometime around 67-68 AD.
It was written to Christians, believers - most likely Jewish believers.
It's called ''the vestibule to the book of Revelation.''
It is the 3rd smallest book in the NT - after 2nd and 3rd John - only 25 verses long.
Jude deals directly with what I believe is the greatest single issue facing the church today.
Homosexuality marriage? No.
Late-term abortion? No.
Rampant alcoholism and drug abuse? No.
Crumbling culture? No.
Racial intolerance? No.
The rise of Muslim extremism? No.
(The greatest problem facing the church today is APOSTASY.)
Q - What is an Apostate?
A bogus believer
A counterfeit Christian.
A synthetic saint.
An apostate is somebody who professes to be saved but isn't.
An apostate is somebody who pretends to be saved but isn't.
Now, the word ''apostasy'' literally means, ''to fall away f ...
Series: Kept
Brad Whitt
Jude 1-2
INTRO: ''Kept: Secure in an Unsecure Age.'' This morning we are beginning a journey together as a church through this penultimate - this next to the last - book in the bible called Jude.
ILLUS: I heard about a salesman who called a house one day. A little boy answered with a hushed voice. ''Hello.'' ''Is your mother there?'' ''Yes, but she's talking to the fireman.'' ''Why is a fireman there?'' ''The policeman called him for help.'' ''Why are the police there?'' ''The search and rescue team couldn't find what they are looking for.'' ''What are all those people looking for?'' ''They're looking for me!''
Jude wants you to know that in these dangerous, desperate, deceptive days that we're living in, there is a safe, sure, secure place for the people of God to hide - a place where you can be KEPT.
Let me tell you a little bit about this book as we begin.
This book was written by Jude - who I believe was the half-brother of Jesus and younger brother of James.
It's very similar to and was likely written after 1st Peter - sometime around 67-68 AD.
It was written to Christians, believers - most likely Jewish believers.
It's called ''the vestibule to the book of Revelation.''
It is the 3rd smallest book in the NT - after 2nd and 3rd John - only 25 verses long.
Jude deals directly with what I believe is the greatest single issue facing the church today.
Homosexuality marriage? No.
Late-term abortion? No.
Rampant alcoholism and drug abuse? No.
Crumbling culture? No.
Racial intolerance? No.
The rise of Muslim extremism? No.
(The greatest problem facing the church today is APOSTASY.)
Q - What is an Apostate?
A bogus believer
A counterfeit Christian.
A synthetic saint.
An apostate is somebody who professes to be saved but isn't.
An apostate is somebody who pretends to be saved but isn't.
Now, the word ''apostasy'' literally means, ''to fall away f ...
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