Jude 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Crept

Who

Romans 9:21

1 Peter 2:8

2 Peter 2:3

Turning

Denying

Titus 1:15

2 Peter 2:1

1 John 2:22

General references

Matthew 24:11

1 Timothy 5:15

James 2:19

Bible References

Crept

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Inasmuch as we have heard that certain persons went out from us and troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, That you must be circumcised, and keep the law, to whom we gave no commandment,

I acted thus indeed on account of false brethren, stealthily brought in, who stole in to spy out our freedom, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;

For of this sort are those who worm themselves into houses, and lead captive silly women that are laden with sins, and influenced by various desires,

But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you; and these will stealthily introduce ruinous sects, and deny the Lord that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction:

Who

Has not the potter power over the clay, to make from the same mass one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense to the disobedient, who stumble at the word because they are disobedient, to which stumbling they were also appointed.

and, with delusive words, they will, through covetousness, make gain of you: the condemnation, long ago denounced against these, delays not, and their destruction does not slumber.

Turning

What, then, shall we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

For you have been called to freedom, brethren: only use not your freedom as an occasion for the flesh, but become servants to one another, through love.

For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared,

taking care, lest any one slight the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness spring up and trouble you, and by this many be defiled;

as being free, and yet not using your freedom as a cloak for malice, but as servants of God.

but especially those who walk after the flesh in unclean lust, and who despise government. Presumptuous, willful men! they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries:

Denying

To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.

Who is a liar, but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

General references

and many false prophets will arise, and deceive many;

For some have already turned aside after Satan.

You believe that there is one God; you do well: the demons also believe, and tremble.