The Book of Jude – Part 2:
Sin in the Church - HOFC
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON INTRODUCTION
Today
we will look at what Jude says about the purpose of his General Epistle, and
how his intentions were changed by God’s Spirit to address the problem of Sin
in the Church.
This
message is appropriate for any generation, because those who take advantage
will always try to be among us, as wolves in sheep’s clothing.
They
hide in plain sight, thinking they are unseen in their sin, protected by the
flock, hidden among the sheep, with license to do their evil works while all
the while lying to others, and themselves.
Today’s
sermon will probably upset some, as sermons on judging those inside the church,
disciplining those who sin, breaking fellowship with habitual sinners, etc
often do.
I
have been accused of many things over the years, the reality is, the accusers
are often ignorant of the Word of God and fail to realize that my actions, the
things they are offended by, are in truth obedience to God’s Holy Word, and I
have many times offered extensive scriptural proof to those who confront me,
which usually fall on deaf ears.
Hosea
4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou
hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest
to me...”
LAST WEEK’S SERMON
Part 1 - Introduction
TODAY’S SERMON
Part 2 - Sin in the Church
SCRIPTURE READING
Jude 1:3-4
“3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to
write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and
urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to
God’s holy people. 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was
written about[b] long
ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert
the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our
only Sovereign and Lord.”
I.
THE LETTERS
INTENDED PURPOSE
a. Jude was eager to write about the salvation we all
share
i.
Jude was excited to write an epistle, probably similar
to Romans
ii.
However, as we are reminded in the Word, if we are
listening to the Spirit of God, our plans are not always God’s plans.
1. Proverbs 19:21 “Many plans are in a man's heart, But the
counsel of the LORD will stand.”
2. Proverbs 16:9 “The mind of man plans his way, But the
LORD directs his steps.”
iii.
If we listen, we can hear the direction of the Spirit
of God, and we can chose to be obedient and follow!
b. He was led however to write about sin in the church
i.
A compulsion generated by God’s Holy Spirit
ii.
A leading we can all experience
iii.
“Since we live by
the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians
5:25)
c. So he wrote a warning with encouragement to the saints
i.
“I felt compelled to write and urge
(advise) you to contend (fight for) for the faith that was entrusted
to God’s holy people.”
1. Advising that we fight
for the faith in the church
2. Because? The faith
has been entrusted to God’s Holy People!
ii.
Why was Jude compelled to write to the saints about
fighting for the faith inside the church?
1. Because the Spirit
of God knew, there were tares among the wheat, wolves among the sheep, liars
amongst the bearers of truth
2. The Saints must
defend the Doctrines of Christianity with intense effort within the Body of
Christ!
II.
THE WARNING OF THE
UNGODLY AMONG THE SAINTS
a. There are certain individuals whose condemnation was
written about long ago
i.
False teachers / those who profess false doctrines,
FAKE followers of Christ
ii.
They come into the flock by stealth
iii.
dishonesty
iv.
They assume an outward expression of light, sound
familiar?
1.
2 Corinthians 11:12-14 “I (Apostle
Paul) will keep on doing what I am doing
in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be
considered equal with us in the things they boast about. 13 For such
people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as
apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder,
for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not
surprising, then, if his servants also
masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their
actions deserve.”
b. They have secretly slipped in among you
i.
They use lies, dishonesty, falsehoods, pretending to
believe and be things they are not as to infiltrate the congregation.
ii.
Tares among the wheat, wolves among the sheep
c. They are ungodly
i.
Claiming to live by the Spirit, but truthfully
following the desires of their flesh as their true God
ii.
Galatians 5:19-21 “The acts of the flesh are
obvious:
1.
sexual
immorality - Adultery, fornication, etc
2.
impurity
3.
debauchery - dishonesty
(liar, deceitful)
4.
idolatry - loving anything greater
than God
5.
witchcraft - manipulating
others to do your will
6.
hatred
7.
conflict - in the
congregation
8.
jealousy - in the congregation
9.
fits of rage -
loss of self-control
10. selfish ambition - hurting
others to get what you want
11. rebellion - against the
church and doctrines of Christ
12. factions - clicks, selecting
some, denying others
13. envy - for what others have,
covetousness
14. drunkenness - either
alcohol, or other drugs, getting “high”
15. orgies
16. and the
like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not
inherit the kingdom of God.”
iii.
Those who hide in plain sight, pretending to be a
follower of the Spirit of God, yet live by the flesh, they are the ungodly Jude
is warning the church about.
d. They are ungodly people who secretly sneak into your
midst
i.
They pervert the grace of God
1. pervert means to alter (something) from its original
course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first
intended.
ii.
They pervert God’s grace
1. Romans 1:5 “Through him (Jesus) we received grace and apostleship to call
all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for
his name’s sake.”
2. God’s grace is received through Jesus
Christ by faith, giving us the ability to be obedient for His name’s sake!
3. Ephesians 2:8 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith”
iii.
The ungodly pervert God’s Grace
1. Verse 4 “They are
ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for
immorality...”
2. and in doing so, deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign
and Lord
III.
SCRIPTURE TELLS OF
THESE AND WHAT THE REMEDY IS
a. We are warned throughout scripture of these types of
people
i.
Mark 4:16-17 “Others, like seed sown on
rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no
root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of
the word, they quickly fall away.”
ii.
1 John 2:18-19 “Little children, it is the last
hour. Just as you heard that an antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists
have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. They left us, but
they were not part of us, for if they had been part of us, they would have
stayed with us. Their leaving made it clear that none of them was really part
of us.”
iii.
James 4:4 You unfaithful people! Don’t
you know that love for this [evil] world is hatred toward God? Whoever
wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.
iv.
Matthew 15:8 This people draw nigh unto me with
their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
v.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 For a time is coming when people
will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their
own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their
itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
vi.
Psalm 119:104 Your commandments give me
understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.
vii.
AND many, many, many
more!!!
b. They claim to be followers of the Spirit, but follow
their flesh
i.
And eventually, their lies are revealed by the light
ii.
They cannot hide forever
iii.
And when they reveal themselves, they MUST be dealt
with!
c. The scripture also tells us what we are to do about
these types of people
i.
The book of Matthew tells us what to do with those in
the church who are sinning.
1. Matthew 18:15-17 “If your
brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him
alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does
not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be
established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses
to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even
to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax
collector.”
ii.
If one is sinning, and refuses to stop, and wants to
live in his sin, we are to remove them from the congregation!
iii.
again; I Corinthians 5:12 “What business is it of mine to judge those outside the
church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those
outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”
1. We ARE TO REMOVE the sexually immoral from the
congregation!
CONCLUSION
When confronted with false converts, or
those who chose to live by their flesh within the congregation, Jude tells us
through the leading of the Holy Spirit we are to confront them, and remove them
from the congregation.
It is true God forgives sin, however
without confession, there can be no repentance, without repentance there can be
no forgiveness, without forgiveness one lives in his sin and must be removed
from among the believers.
As Matthew
18:17 states, “if he refuses to listen even to the
church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”
And I Corinthians 5:12 “Expel the
wicked person from among you.”
I have been falsely accused of many things over
the years, however, if the accusers would read the scriptures, and listen to
the Spirit instead of their own flesh’s desires, they too would see my actions
are obedience to scripture rather than pleasing to the flesh.
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