Jude 10-11

The way of:

Human opinion substituted for the way of the faith (Romans 10:17

Envy, hate, and intolerance toward those who adhere strictly to God’s Word

Willful contempt for divine authority (I John 3:12

Divine condemnation (Genesis 4:11

Eternal regret

It is a disastrous thing to walk in the way of Cain.

The way of Abel

Let us walk in the way of divine approval and eternal glory!

Galatians 4:4 - Jesus came when the time was right for Him to come.

The balanced truth about Jesus…

He complimented, but He also condemned.

Matthew 8:10 - Jesus compliments people for their faith.

John 2:13-17 - Jesus drives the moneychangers from the temple.

Matthew 23:13-33 - Jesus calls out the religious leaders of the day for their unfaithfulness.

He praised family life, but He also made severe regulations.

Matthew 15:3 - Jesus rebukes the traditions of the Pharisees.

If Jesus spoke out about marriage like this today, would he be popular?

Serving God must always come before family.

He offered salvation, but He also demanded obedience.

Matthew 11:28-30

Matthew 7:21-27 - We can’t be acceptable to God with just lip service. We must obey!

He spoke of heaven, but also of hell.

Matthew 25:31-46 - Jesus describes the scene at judgment.

Matthew 5:22 - Jesus warns of punishment for those who do not obey.

Acts 24:25

Self-control means “mastery” or “restraint”. It means that we have the ability to do something, but we refrain from doing it.

If no one in a society exercised self-control, there would be total chaos and anarchy.

Why must we exercise self-control in these areas?

Emotions (Proverbs 16:32

Emotions themselves are not sinful, but they can cause us to sin if we leave them unchecked.

Speech (James 1:26

If we don’t control our speech, we can greatly harm others and ruin whatever good influence we may have with them.

Rmans 4:1-12 - If a man is saved, it will be because of his faith which reaches out to grab the grace and forgiveness that God offers.

Lessons from aforetime:

Abraham (Genesis 22:1-12

Job (Job 1:21

Joseph (Genesis 39:7-10

Moses (Hebrews 11:24-26

The results of a positive faith:

As relates to daily living: (I Timothy 5:22

As relates to the local church (I Corinthians 16:1-2

As relates to the sinner who has come to have a positive faith

As relates to the newborn Christian

As relates to the mature Christian (Hebrews 5:14

As relates to the negligent

As relates to the apostate (Acts 8:22