27. READ: JUDE, VERSES 1-7
[Jude, Verse 1] "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a
brother of James,
"To those who have been called, who are loved by God
the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
[2] "Mercy, peace and love be yours in
abundance.
[3] "Dear friends, although I was very eager to write
to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge
you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the
saints. [4] For certain men whose condemnation was written about
long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men,
who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and
deny Jesus Christ our Only Sovereign and Lord.
[5] "Though you already know all this, I want to remind
you that the Lord delivered His people out of Egypt, but later
destroyed those who did not believe. [6] And the angels who did not
keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own
home--these He has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting
chains for judgment on the great Day. [7] In a similar way, Sodom
and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual
immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who
suffer the punishment of eternal fire."
a. What was entrusted once for all to the saints?
b. What do godless men do?
c. What punishment will they suffer?
