The Book of Jude – Part 4:
The Ungodly - HOFC
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
Last
week Jude spoke about the act of rejecting God’s Word was an act of rejecting
the Lord Himself, and that if we reject the Lord, He in turn rejects us.
This
week, we will see Jude expounding on the ungodly, specifically those who not
only make up their own religion, but try to teach their beliefs to others as if
it were God’s Words.
These
ungodly people look for others who believe the way they believe, so they can
perpetuate their sugar coating on the sin and ungodliness they refuse to repent
from.
They
may fool others outwardly with their act of religious righteousness, and they
may even fool themselves, however God will not be mocked.
LAST WEEK’S SERMON
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Sin in the Church
Part 3 - Reject God and be Rejected
TODAY’S SERMON
Part 4 - The Ungodly
SCRIPTURE READING
Jude 1:11-16
Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they
have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in
Korah’s rebellion.
12 These people are blemishes at your love
feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed
only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the
wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. 13 They
are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for
whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about
them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy
ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all
of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and
of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow
their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for
their own advantage.
I.
WOE TO THEM
(UNGODLY, APOSTASY & APOSTATES)
a. They have taken the way of Cain
i.
They way of Cain refers to Cain’s sacrifice not being
accepted by God
ii.
God told Cain what and how to sacrifice (Genesis
4:3-5)
iii.
However, Cain decided to follow his own will, his own
made-up religious act to God in his own vain imagination, and God rejected it
because it was an act of disobedience.
iv.
The ungodly make up their own religion believing it is
acceptable to God, when in reality it is disobedience.
b. They have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error
i.
Balaam intended to curse God’s people
ii.
He manipulated the Moabites (witchcraft) to seduce
God’s people into worshipping Baal (Numbers 25; 34:16)
iii.
The ungodly will not only create their own religion and
expect God to accept it, but they will manipulate others and try to convert
God’s people into believing it as well, which is idol worship.
c. They have been destroyed as in Korah’s rebellion
i.
Korah was a Levite, but he was not a priest
ii.
He was jealous of Aaron and his authority
iii.
Korah wanted to do the things that only Aaron was
allowed to do, but God made it clear only the Priest could do it.
iv.
Korah rebelled
v.
The ungodly will reject church authority placed by God,
and present themselves as the authority, performing duties reserved for the
leadership in the church.
vi.
We see ungodly people who are disobedient to the Word
of God perform such acts as baptisms, communion, weddings, preaching, etc...
vii.
They have created their own religion, demand God accept
it, manipulate God’s people with their false doctrines, and place themselves in
the place of authority.
Jude 10 “These people do whatever their instincts tell them to
do, and so they bring about their own destruction.”
We must be careful
not to follow our own instincts and will, but the Word of God alone.
II.
THESE MEN ARE
BLEMISHES
a. They sit among believer’s claiming to be Godly
i.
The tares among the wheat
ii.
The wicked among the saints
iii.
Knowing right from wrong, but chasing after desires of
their flesh
iv.
They are not ignorant of God, they just refuse to
acknowledge Him as such
1. Romans 1:28 “Furthermore, just as they did not think
it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a
depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done..”
b. They partake without the slightest qualm
i.
They partake in things of God with no fear, they have
deceived themselves
ii.
Clouds without water
1. They look the part
outwardly, but do not have the water (Spirit of God) within them
iii.
Blown about by the winds
1. Not led by the
Spirit of God, they run to a fro seeking others to hear and believe what they
are selling
2. No real course,
chasing tickling ears
iv.
Autumn trees with no fruit, uprooted, twice dead
1. They bear no fruit
because they have no Spirit of God
2. They are uprooted
with no foundation
3. Twice dead, in life
by sin, in death by judgment
v.
Wild waves of the sea foaming up their shame
1. Wild waves causing
destruction as their false doctrine does
2. Leaving behind sea
foam, or scum on the beaches like badges of shame from their falsehoods
c. Theirs is eternal doom
i.
Wandering stars (like falling stars - angels leaving
their home) for whom it is reserved, the blackest darkness forever
ii.
This is the eternal doom set aside for those who reject
God until the end
iii.
2 Peter 2:4
III.
THIS WAS PROPHESIED
BY ENOCH
a. This is nothing new
i.
Enoch, seventh from Adam, prophesied Judgment Day
ii.
The Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands
(meaning so many you cannot count)
iii.
Ungodly mentioned 4 times, meaning their ungodliness is
complete
iv.
All mentioned 4 times meaning no one will escape
judgment, it will also be complete
b. These sinners have spoken against God
i.
They speak against Him with false beliefs
ii.
They speak against him with their sinful lives
iii.
They are grumblers - meaning their sinful lusts and
desires of their flesh are never satisfied
iv.
They are faultfinders - meaning, they justify their own
beliefs while finding reasons to deny True Doctrines and the Word of God
c. They boast about themselves
i.
Trying to convince others, or themselves, or maybe even
God?
ii.
They follow their flesh and do not have the Spirit of
God
iii.
They flatter others (manipulate / witchcraft) for their
own advantage
CONCLUSION
Woe to them, they
are blemishes and doom awaits them.
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