CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH (1)
Scripture: Jude 1:1-2
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Title: Contending for the Faith (1)
Series: The Book of Jude
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Jude 1-2
CIT - Jude introduces himself and prays for the believers he is writing to.
INTRODUCTION:
Tonight we start a study that I am excited about - we are going to study the book of Jude.
Jude lived in a time when false teachers were infiltrating the church at an alarming rate. Most Bible teachers see a connection between II Peter and Jude. II Peter predicted these false teachers.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
Jude writes to confront apostasy. John McArthur defines apostasy as "defection from the Biblical faith." Apostasy is a falling away from true doctrine.
Jude calls the believers to contend for the faith in vs. 3- This is a military term - It means to do battle against someone. Believers are to wage war against false doctrine. You are God's army- fight for the faith!
We need this message today. The Gospel is under attack in many places. Churches are rejecting sound doctrine for the pop psychology and easy believism. Sin runs rampant in the church and goes unchecked. Church discipline is unheard of in most Baptist churches. Jude reminds us that the gospel calls for moral purity. False teachers can easily be identified by their ungodly lives and motivations. Jude ends with one of the greatest passages in the NT on the perseverance of the saints - that is eternal security. God is able to keep his people and preserve them in faith.
As with any book we start with an introductory sermon, Jude 1-2 start with an ARP - The author, the recipients, and a prayer.
I) THE AUTHOR - What do we know about Jude? One thing I am convinced of is that he was a real man and actually wrote this book. Some scholars claim that someone else w ...
Series: The Book of Jude
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Jude 1-2
CIT - Jude introduces himself and prays for the believers he is writing to.
INTRODUCTION:
Tonight we start a study that I am excited about - we are going to study the book of Jude.
Jude lived in a time when false teachers were infiltrating the church at an alarming rate. Most Bible teachers see a connection between II Peter and Jude. II Peter predicted these false teachers.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
Jude writes to confront apostasy. John McArthur defines apostasy as "defection from the Biblical faith." Apostasy is a falling away from true doctrine.
Jude calls the believers to contend for the faith in vs. 3- This is a military term - It means to do battle against someone. Believers are to wage war against false doctrine. You are God's army- fight for the faith!
We need this message today. The Gospel is under attack in many places. Churches are rejecting sound doctrine for the pop psychology and easy believism. Sin runs rampant in the church and goes unchecked. Church discipline is unheard of in most Baptist churches. Jude reminds us that the gospel calls for moral purity. False teachers can easily be identified by their ungodly lives and motivations. Jude ends with one of the greatest passages in the NT on the perseverance of the saints - that is eternal security. God is able to keep his people and preserve them in faith.
As with any book we start with an introductory sermon, Jude 1-2 start with an ARP - The author, the recipients, and a prayer.
I) THE AUTHOR - What do we know about Jude? One thing I am convinced of is that he was a real man and actually wrote this book. Some scholars claim that someone else w ...
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