Three Adversaries at the Door of Faith

Jude 3 NKJV

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

The Corrupters of Faith

Jude 11 NKJV

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Mark 4:19 NKJV

and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

The Way of Cain: Covetness

Genesis 4:3 NKJV

And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

Genesis 4:4 NKJV

Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,

Works with out faith.

Hebrews 11:4 NKJV

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

2. Jealousy

3. Worldliness- measuring worth by having world standards. Cares of this World

The Error of Balaam- Compromise

Revelation 2:13–15 NKJV

“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

2 Peter 2:15 NKJV

They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Deceitfulness of Riches (Security) Running towards

3. Rebellion of Korah- Control

Numbers 16:3 NKJV

They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

Numbers 16:11 NKJV

Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?”

Choosing my own path instead of God’s, and not honoring His sacredness.

Perish-ruin