Outline—Jude 12–13

Apostates are characterized by:
1. Mockery of the sacred (v. 12a)
2. False promises (v. 12b)
3. Neither have life nor can give it (v. 12c)
4. When they are stirred-up, you see their shame (v. 13a)
5. Unable to give a sense of bearing to others (v. 13b)

Related Scripture:

• 1 Corinthians 11

Jesus Christ Compared to Apostates:

• Jesus Christ is the real Rock; apostates are submerged rocks.
• He is the Living Water; apostates are clouds that only promise water.
• He is the One who bears fruit in our lives, plants us like a living tree, and has the Tree of Life in heaven for the nations; apostates are dead trees that need to be pulled up by the roots.
• He is the One who calms the sea and uses it for His own glory; apostates are like the waves who cannot find their peace.
• He is the Day Star; apostates are shooting stars.

Take Home Points

• You need to be observing and judging fruit. You need to look at and know the Word of God well enough, so when you hear error, you can see and recognize it.
• Recognize that God is not an apostate.
  • He keeps His promises. His promises will not fail.
  • He’s the Rock upon which you can build your life.
  • He is the Living Water, who has life and gives it.
  • He is the One by whom you can guide your life aright.
  • He does not change.
• These qualities are the qualities we are to have in our life as opposed to apostasy.

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Outline—Jude 8–11

1. Defiled dreamers (v. 8)
2. Disputing with the devil (v. 9)
3. Destruction declared (v. 10)
4. Destiny described (v. 11)

Related Quote:

"The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe." —John Walter Wayland, 1899

Take Home Points

• Are you willing to let the Word of God determine your relationships?
• Are you truly born again? Apostates who think they are saved and sin—and as they sin they become the worst, because they have left the truth and they are now unbridled—they run greedily after the error of Balaam; they run and rush in the direction of error. Are you truly born again?—Is there within you that which is truly acceptable to God? Don’t be like Cain who brought a great offering, but his heart was rotten.
• Apostasy is not confined to preachers: Cain was a farmer; Balaam was a prophet; Korah was a prince. Are you an apostate? Are you finding ways in which you once held the truth, and you’re letting it go? Are you finding ways in which you’re rejecting God’s authority? Are you struggling with authority somewhere, or are you taking too much authority upon yourself?: You’re not following the example of Michael; you’re wanting to run the show, when God is the one who does the rebuking.

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Outline—Jude 5–7

1. Example of Israel (v. 5)
2. Example of the angels (v. 6)
3. Example of Sodom and Gomorrah (v. 7)

Related Scripture:

• 2 Peter
• Genesis 6

Take Home Points

• There is no excuse for succombing to evil because the world is so evil.
• Beware of beguiling self-will and attraction to power.
• Pursue humble obedience to the dictates of the Will of God.

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Outline—Jude 3–4

Supporting Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:12–15

Take Home Points

• Do you rightly value what God has done for you?
• Have you remained sensitive to the compelling of God in your life?
• Are you remembering to live in awe of your Master?
• Are you unafraid to let the Bible determine your relationships?

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