Christ Through the Ages, 22: Jude–Lordship or License?

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/christ-through-the-ages-22-jude-lordship-or-license/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p>Insights about Christ from the epistle of Jude</p><ul><li>We are kept by Christ (v.1)</li><li>Yet there is a threat: godless men have infiltrated the church (v.4).</li><li>They go beyond the faith that has been delivered to the saints (v.3), otherwise Jude would not have felt compelled to modify his agenda.</li><li>There are Old Testament and other Jewish precedents for false prophets; moreover, the apostles warned us about these persons (vv.5-16, 17).</li><li>We are to keep ourselves in God's love (v.21).<ul><li>We must make the effort to build ourselves up in our faith.</li><li>We are to pray in the Holy Spirit (spiritually -- with holy lives that correspond to our faith, unlike the false teachers).</li><li>V.21 also helps us to correctly interpret Romans 8:39.</li></ul></li><li>We are to look after one another, lest anyone be trapped by these false teachers (vv.22-23).</li></ul><p>Conclusion</p><ul><li>We must do our part, and he will keep us safe.</li><li>Am I sure I'm honoring Christ as my Lord, or is my theology a license for me to do what I would have done anyway, only supposedly in the name of the Lord?</li><li>He is more than capable. Jesus is Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore (vv.24-25)!</li></ul><p><i>Next lesson: Revelation--King of Kings and Lord of Lords.</i></p>