Ungodly men who crept in and turned the grace of God into lasciviousness. The half brother of Jesus said this in Jude 1.
J.H. Thayer connected the term with such things as “wanton (acts or) manners, filthy words, indecent bodily movements,” and “unchaste handling of males and females” (pp. 79-80). It is a comprehensive term for evil and perversion (Balz, p. 169). For example, it describes the moral environment of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:7), and one hardly needs to be reminded of the shameless practices characteristic of those communities.
In those days there arose a sect of backslid Christian men who fell into Gnosticism. We know them as the Nicolatines in the book of revelation. Who were teaching the congregation and God's servants that eating things offered to idols and committing fornication (sexual immorality) was okay. At least two churches had members of this new ungodly gnostic sect.
Why is it that more and more ungodliness is "creeping" into churches and very few preachers are saying anything? Can it be they will not say anything because their sons and daughters are part of the ungodly who have taken up lasciviousness as a way of life? And so now since they cannot condemn them, or rather refuse to condemn them: they must now allow the congregation to match what they have allowed their sons and daughters to do?
In the last days sin will increase. The Godly will have a way of escape. Not a way of escape out of being in these sins, but a way of escape from falling into them and becoming a part of the last day ungodly generation.
Escape from this untoward generation. Escape from the ungodly. Get away from them, far away from them. Do not fellowship with them. They will drag you down to the pits of hell. They are not ashamed. They do not blush. There is no fear of God in them any more. They are proud in their sins. And they demand no one judge them.
Ungodliness is increasing. We must keep ourselves pure. We must keep on the road to heaven. No turning back. We must remain encouraged. We must keep praising Jesus our Lord. We must lift up the hands of the feeble and pray for the sick and weak. In our Jesus world of grace and mercy, we reach for the lost hating even the smell of their garments, pulling them out of the fires of hell just in time.
Help us King Jesus, help us......
J.H. Thayer connected the term with such things as “wanton (acts or) manners, filthy words, indecent bodily movements,” and “unchaste handling of males and females” (pp. 79-80). It is a comprehensive term for evil and perversion (Balz, p. 169). For example, it describes the moral environment of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:7), and one hardly needs to be reminded of the shameless practices characteristic of those communities.
In those days there arose a sect of backslid Christian men who fell into Gnosticism. We know them as the Nicolatines in the book of revelation. Who were teaching the congregation and God's servants that eating things offered to idols and committing fornication (sexual immorality) was okay. At least two churches had members of this new ungodly gnostic sect.
Why is it that more and more ungodliness is "creeping" into churches and very few preachers are saying anything? Can it be they will not say anything because their sons and daughters are part of the ungodly who have taken up lasciviousness as a way of life? And so now since they cannot condemn them, or rather refuse to condemn them: they must now allow the congregation to match what they have allowed their sons and daughters to do?
In the last days sin will increase. The Godly will have a way of escape. Not a way of escape out of being in these sins, but a way of escape from falling into them and becoming a part of the last day ungodly generation.
Escape from this untoward generation. Escape from the ungodly. Get away from them, far away from them. Do not fellowship with them. They will drag you down to the pits of hell. They are not ashamed. They do not blush. There is no fear of God in them any more. They are proud in their sins. And they demand no one judge them.
Ungodliness is increasing. We must keep ourselves pure. We must keep on the road to heaven. No turning back. We must remain encouraged. We must keep praising Jesus our Lord. We must lift up the hands of the feeble and pray for the sick and weak. In our Jesus world of grace and mercy, we reach for the lost hating even the smell of their garments, pulling them out of the fires of hell just in time.
Help us King Jesus, help us......
Thank you bishop Reckart.
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