I am reading in Jude 1:3-23 about certain men who have crept in among us, largely unnoticed and not recognized for who they truly are, and for what they are really about. For they pretend to be of God, and to be following Jesus Christ with their lives, but in truth they are the ungodly, the immoral, and liars who turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality. And they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ (see verses 3-4). For they teach we don’t have to repent of our sins and we don’t have to obey God’s commands. For they call that “works salvation.” But that is not the truth!

These are some of their character traits:

• They are dreamers who defile their bodies and reject authority
• They slander what they do not understand
• They shamelessly feast with you at your love feasts
• But while they are shepherding only themselves
• They are carried along by the winds of various teachings
• They are wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shame
• They are wandering stars for whom darkness is reserved
• They are the ungodly engaged in ungodly and wicked acts
• They are ungodly sinners who speak harsh words against God
• They are grumblers following after their own lusts
• They flatter others for their own advantage
• They are scoffers who follow after their own ungodly desires
• They are worldly people who are devoid of the Spirit

So, these are people who pretend to be Christians, to be followers of Jesus Christ, to be in communication with God, and to be following His leading in their lives. They will talk religion, and they may even be very convincing, but they will twist the Scriptures to their own advantage to make them say what gives them permission to live as they do without guilt and without remorse and without just punishment. For, in truth, they are liars and deceivers who teach lies to the people for their own gratification but which will send them to hell if they do not deny self, die to sin, and obey God by faith in Him.

Some of them, however, who may admit some of their moral failures, may also fake a return to Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives, but not in truth. And they may even convince their own minds that what they are doing is right and just and honest. And they may do this to impress others or to regain the trust of others they may have lost, but it is all a lie, a deception, to convince others that they are on a good path while the opposite of that is true, in reality. For they are still living in adultery against God, refusing to bow the knee to God in humble submission and in surrender to His perfect will.

Keep Yourselves in The Love of God

“20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life. 22And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt; 23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh” (Jude 1:20-23 Berean Standard Bible).

We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are not to be swayed by these liars who teach lies to the people. We are not to be fooled by them, for they may be very charming, winsome, and convincing people who know just the right words to speak in order to deceive naïve minds and hearts. But we must test everything they say against the Scriptures taught in their appropriate and correct biblical context. For many lies are being taught from Scriptures taken out of context which are then made to say what they do not teach if taught in the correct biblical context. So test them all, and follow God always.

Believe what Jesus and His apostles taught, that by faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, and not from ourselves, we must deny self, die to sin daily, and follow Him in obedience to His commands. This doesn’t mean we will be absolutely perfect in every respect from that moment forward, or that we will never sin against God ever again (1 John 2:1-2). But the Scriptures make it quite clear that if sin remains our practice, and not obedience to God, that we will not have salvation from sin nor eternal life with God. So we need to believe that and follow Jesus in obedience.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

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He Gives Purpose

An Original Work / June 9, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

“Listen to Me when I’m calling to you.
Obey freely My word.
Follow Me in all of My ways.
Do all that I say.
Hear Me gently whisper to you
My will for your life and future.
Give all of your life and heart to
Follow Me always.”

Repent of your sins and worship Jesus.
He’s your Lord and Master.
He died for your sins so you could
Live with Him today.
He has a plan for your life and
He gives purpose and direction.
He gives meaning to your life,
So follow Him today.

“I love you so much I gave My life for
You to walk in My ways,
Living for Me each day as you
Bow to Me and pray.
Witness for Me of your love for Me and
Of My grace and mercy,
How I died to save you of your
Sins now and always.”