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Jama Mapun of the Philippines.
A coastal people that relies on fishing as their means of income, the men spend all day or all night fishing while the women and children work along the shore.
They are completely Muslim and few Christian resources exist in their language.
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We are continuing our study of Jude tonight.
We are looking at the third part of verses 3-16.
We are looking at Jude’s warning concerning false prophets.
Tonight, our focus is on verses 12 - 16, but let’s read verses 1-16 so that we can consider our passage within context.
False Teachers are spots and blemishes upon the fellowship of the church.
The Greek word for spots can mean submerged rocks or reefs that can wreck a ship.
False teachers can and will wreck the fellowship of a church.
Just as a hidden reef can sink a ship, false teachers and false believers can sink a church.
The early church shared meals together regularly when they met.
Of course the fellowship was much more than just breaking bread together.
In a church, there is a spiritual element to our fellowship.
False teachers are filled with emptiness and instability
This a picture of the hope that a false teacher offers to people.
Their hope is empty and unstable.
A false teacher cannot water the seed of God’s Word in people’s hearts , nor can their teaching bear fruit in people.
The false teacher is unable to help people face the trials and temptations of life.
They cannot prepare people to face eternity.
In dealing with God; His Word, and His church, the false teacher is nothing more than a cloud without water and a tree without fruit.
The false teacher may sound like he offers hope, security, and fulness of life; but his message is unstable and empty.
False teachers have things that are shameful in their lives.
Have you ever been on the sea shore after the tide has gone out following a storm, or very strong waves?
What does the waves leave on the sea shore?
A bunch of drift wood, trash, seaweed, and other things.
It leaves ugly things.
While I can not judge the men who have recently fallen due to immorality, I have read articles regarding several inappropriate comments and behaviors of Bill Hybels.
False teachers are like shooting stars
A shooting star can be seen by many people, and is very visible in the night sky, but is quickly burns out to darkness.
The false prophet will eventually be exposed in the end.
False teachers are doomed
They will be judged by Christ.
They will be judged for all their ungodly deeds.
They will be judged for all of the untrue, harsh, and defiant words spoken against Christ.
False teachers are grumblers and complainers.
They complain about their job, position, income, church, spouse, lack of recognition, hardships, etc.
They will complain about anything and everything.
They cannot be content.
A true follower of Christ finds contentment in the sufficiency of Jesus Christ.
False teachers walk after their own lusts or desires.
They are more interested in gratifying themselves than they are interested in following the Holy Spirit.
As I have prepared this, I have come to the conclusion that there may be times when a minister or Sunday School teacher was walking with the Lord, started living according to the flesh, then repented.
It is possible for someone to be a false teacher for a time.
However, I believe that Jude had in view someone that was always a false teacher.
False teachers us swelling words in their teaching and preaching
While the Greek and Hebrew meanings are very important, it is unnecessary for a teacher or preacher to quote the original languages every time he speaks.
I have heard it said of some preachers that they were good preachers until they got their doctorate.
False teachers use flattery to gain advantage.
They are interested in gaining the support of people rather than depending on God for their self worth.
A false teacher is not interested in pleasing God, rather, he is interested in pleasing people and building a following.
Let us beware of those that fit the characteristics that Jude provided to us.
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