Peter Barnes | Jude 24-25
SERMON NOTES
THE JUDE BENEDICTION
(Jude 24-25)
– it is not clear whether verse 24 refers to God or Christ.
1. God is able to keep us from falling.
– vv.24a, 1, 21; see Psalm 37:23-24; Jer.32:40; 2 Tim.1:12.
– see also Luke 22:31-32
2. …
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Peter Barnes | Jude 22-23
SERMON NOTES
DEALING WITH PEOPLE CHRISTIANLY
(Jude 22-23)
– the Greek text is something of a mingle-mangle (to use John Knox’s description of the English Reformation); the NKJV refers to two groups, the NIV and ESV to three groups.
– …
Peter Barnes | Jude 20-21
SERMON NOTES
BUILDING OURSELVES UP
(Jude 20-21)
– In sanctification, God does all and we do all e.g. we keep ourselves (v.21) and Christ keeps us (vv.1, 24); see Phil.2:12-13.
1. Build yourselves up in the faith.
– v.20a; faith is a body of belief
Peter Barnes | Jude 16-19
SERMON NOTES
PROUD SPIRITLESS GRUMBLERS
(Jude 16-19)
– grace is being turned into immorality (vv.3-4)
1. People of grace are gracious.
– v.16; these false teachers are grumblers and faultfinders (malcontents, complainers), like Israel in the desert (Ex.15:24; 17:3; Num.14:26-29; Ps.106:24-25)
– see Luke 15:28-32; …
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Peter Barnes | Jude 12-15
SERMON NOTES
FALSE TEACHERS EXPOSED
(Jude 12-15)
– grace is being turned into immorality (vv.3-4)
1. False teachers are within the church.
– v.12; the Lord’s Supper either was the love feast or part of the love feast (note 1 …
Peter Barnes | Jude 8-11
SERMON NOTES
THE LAWLESS ARE GRACELESS
(Jude 8-11)
– grace is being turned into immorality (vv.3-4)
1. The false teachers are immoral, selfish and arrogant.
– v.8; Jude thinks in triplets: they defile the flesh, they reject authority, and literally ‘they slander the glories’
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Peter Barnes | Jude 5-7
SERMON NOTES
THE SINS OF THE FALSE TEACHERS
(Jude 5-7)
– grace is being turned into immorality (vv.3-4)
1. God has judged unbelieving covenant people.
– v.5; repeats what they should know (Phil.3:1)
– e.g. Ex.32:1-4; Num.25:1-3; hence Ex.32:26
– not all Israel is Israel;
Peter Barnes | Jude 1-4
SERMON NOTES
CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH
(Jude 1-4)
– Jude is almost certainly a half-brother of Jesus (Matt.13:54-56) who was not a believer until after the resurrection (Mark 3:21, 31; John 7:5)
1. A Christian is called, loved, and kept.
– vv.1-2
– called (Rom.8:29-30);
