Will You Contend For Him?
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3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
I. Will You Step Up?
I. Will You Step Up?
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
II. Will You Stir Up?
II. Will You Stir Up?
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Certain Men
Already Condemned
Corrupted
(conduct: acting like grace gives them freedom to sin)
(conversation: deny that God and Jesus are Lord)
Character (verse 8)
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
They are Defiled their Flesh
They Despise Dominion
They Disrespect Dignities
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Crept in Unaware!!!!
Why? How could this happen?
Secretly
Secretly
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Why? How could this happen?
Sleeping
Sleeping
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Churches can spent too much time Emphasizing
Building Buildings over believers and the Bread of Life
Care more about
Dress than doctrine and discipleship
Focused more on men and women’s
Satisfaction rather than submitting to Christ, and seeking Christ
Concentrated on
Wants over worshiping God, witnessing to the lost, and His will
Will you step up and defend your faith?
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
III. Will You Stand Up?
III. Will You Stand Up?
18 how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Strengthen your Faith
Strengthen your Faith
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Soliciting with the Spirit
Soliciting with the Spirit
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Surrender to Him
Surrender to Him
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
Seeking for His mercy
Seeking for His mercy
Standing up for Him
Standing up for Him
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
23 and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.