Jude 3 – 4

³ Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. ⁴ For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.”

I am heart-broken to bear this bad news, but, the reality is that false teachers and their false teaching has infiltrated Churches; even really good churches! When we look at contemporary “Christianity” today, we see that false teachers and their false teaching appear to dominate the Churches.

This is not true, of course; but, it does appear that way because the Devil and his World have done a very good job at getting his false teachers as much exposure as possible through every modern means.

Yes, I am thankful for every good and godly teacher whom God has allowed to have national and international exposure; but, it is a shame that they represent the minority of what is available through contemporary electronic media!

These false teachers and their false teaching have “crept” into the Church!

The good news is that God is still sovereign, even over them. HE allows them to emerge and spread their false teaching in order to ultimately accomplish HIS will for both HIS people and the unsaved. HE will punish them for their wicked words and ways!

It is our work to expose them! It is our work to refute and rebuke them! It is our work to earnestly contend against them by exposing their errors and by knowing and proclaiming the truth!

I hope that you will read through Jude before Sunday (especially thinking through verse 4) as you prepare your mind and spirit to worship God this week!

As Tom Rains loves to say… “I hope to see you Sunday with your Bible in your hand; a smile on your face; and your family and friends by your side!”