The Acts of the ApostatesJude

Act 3: Influence

Jude

• Cain (Gen. 4)• Balaam (Num. 22-24)• Korah (Num. 16)

Three Notorious Influencers

Why are they such a

dangerous influence?

Jude

• Their Position (v. 12a)

Dangerous Influence

What is apostasy?

Contend for the Faith

• Their Position• Their Promises (v. 12b)

Dangerous Influence

“Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.”

Proverbs 25:14

Empty Promises

“Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 17:5

Apostasy

• Their Position• Their Promises • Their Produce (v. 12c)

Dangerous Influence

“Now I have no idea what most of it means.”

Kristen Bell

Doctrine of Uncertainty

“Contend for the faith”

Jude

wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame (Jud 1:13 ESV)

Courtesy of Vision 63

• Their Position• Their Promises • Their Produce• Their Practice (v. 13)

Dangerous Influence

“Answers aren’t that clear, and nothing is that sure.”

Brian McLaren

Doctrine of Uncertainty

Once error gets in,

it is tough to get out.

Closing Principle

A New Beginning