Today’s passage: Jude 14-16
Helpful thoughts:
- Enoch is the man who walked with God and then one day, “was not, for God took him.” in Genesis 5:18-24.
- There is a book called 1 Enoch that is considered “extrabiblical.” This means that the book is NOT scripture, not God’s authoritative word. This specific quote that Jude gives does contain truth, but that doesn’t mean the whole book should be included in Scripture.
- The theme word of this quote, “Ungodly!”
- God’s response to all the ungodliness will be conviction and judgment.
- Verse 16 emphasizes the way these false teachers use their words. Nothing (Outside of themselves) seems good enough for them until they want something from you. Then they flatter you to manipulate you for their own advantage.
Questions to consider:
- What kind of “conviction” is Jude writing about in verse 15? Is this a conviction that leads to repentance or simply a guilty verdict declared? Since judgment comes with it, which would it have to be?
- What judgment was rendered for those who receive conviction that leads to repentance? (Romans 3:23-26)
- How would repentance and love change what is being depicted in verse 16? Go through the descriptions in the verse and think of what a Christian would “put on” in place of these actions (Ephesians 4:22-24).