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Jude
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J UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and
brother of James, to them that are
sanctified by God the Father, and pre-
served in Jesus Christ, and called:
2 Mercy to you, and peace, and love, be
multiplied.
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write
to you of the common salvation, it was
needful for me to write to you, and exhort
you that you should earnestly contend for
the faith which was once delivered to the
saints.
4 For there are certain men crept in un-
awares, who were before of old ordained
to this condemnation, ungodly men, turn-
great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the
cities about them in like manner, giving
themselves over to fornication, and going
after strange flesh, are set forth for an ex-
ample, suffering the vengeance of eternal
fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers
defile the flesh, despise dominion, and
speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when con-
tending with the devil he disputed about
U SING THE L AW IN E VANGELISM

ing the grace of our God into lascivious-
ness, and denying the only Lord God, and
our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remem-
brance, though you once knew this, how
that the Lord, having saved the people
out of the land of Egypt, afterward de-
stroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their
first estate, but left their own habitation,
he has reserved in everlasting chains
under darkness to the judgment of the
Regarding the Law’s use in
3 evangelism, Martin Luther stat-
ed: “This now is the Christian
teaching and preaching, which God be
praised, we know and possess, and it is not
necessary at present to develop it further,
but only to offer the admonition that it be
maintained in Christendom with all diligence.
For Satan has attacked it hard and strong
from the beginning until present, and gladly
would he completely extinguish it and tread
it under foot.”

3 Never lose sight of the mandate of the Church: to contend earnestly for the faith. The battle in
which we find ourselves is for the salvation of lost sinners.
“When people inquire as to the relevance of our gospel, we must not be tricked into going on the
defensive. We must immediately take the offensive, for our Lord Himself has promised that the
gates of hell shall not withstand the assault of His Church.” Dr. Leighton Ford
4 False converts have “crept in unawares” and sit amid God’s people. They think that salvation
and sin are compatible. They are actually workers of iniquity. See Matthew 7:21–23.
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QUESTIONS & OBJECTIONS

O 7
“God made me to be a homosexual, so He doesn’t
want me to change.”
Homosexuals argue that they did not make a conscious decision to be that way, so it must be
natural. They are born that way—just as all of us are born with a sin nature and sinful desires
(Ephesians 2:1–3). Tell them that it is natural for them, and for all of us, to be
tempted to do things that God says are wrong. In the same way, pedophiles
and adulterers (alcoholics, drug addicts, etc.) don’t make a conscious decision
to “choose” that self-destructive lifestyle, they simply give in to their
sinful desires. However, although sin is natural for unbelievers, that
doesn’t mean God wants them to remain that way. God can set
them free from their sinful nature (Romans 7:23–8:2), give them
new desires (Ephesians 4:22–24), and help them withstand temp-
tations (1 Corinthians 10:13). See 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 footnote.

the body of Moses, dared not bring against
him a railing accusation, but said, The
Lord rebuke you.
10 But these speak evil of those things
which they know not: but what they know
naturally, as brute beasts, in those things
they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe to them! for they have gone in
the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the
error of Balaam for reward, and perished
in the gainsaying of Core.
trees whose fruit withers, without fruit,
twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out
their own shame; wandering stars, to
whom is reserved the blackness of dark-
ness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from
Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold,
the Lord comes with ten thousands of
his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and
to convince all that are ungodly among

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Preach with this object, that men may
quit their sins and fly to Christ for par-
don, that by His blessed Spirit they may
be renovated and become as much in
love with everything that is holy as
them of all their ungodly deeds which
they have ungodly committed, and of all
their hard speeches which ungodly sin-
ners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers,
walking after their own lusts; and their

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they are now in love with everything
that is sinful.
CHARLES SPURGEON
12 These are spots in your feasts of char-
ity, when they feast with you, feeding
themselves without fear: clouds they are
without water, carried about of winds;
mouth speaks great swelling words, hav-
ing men’s persons in admiration because
of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember the words
which were spoken before of the apos-
tles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should
be mockers in the last time, who should
walk after their own ungodly lusts.

8 Here is an insight into the heart of a false convert: he has unclean imaginations, is sexually im-
moral, and refuses to submit to church (biblical) authority.
14 Second coming of Jesus: See Revelation 1:7.
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19 These be they who separate them-

selves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, building up your-
selves on your most holy faith, praying
in the Holy Spirit,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God,
looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ to eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, mak-
ing a difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling
them out of the fire; hating even the gar-
ment spotted by the flesh.
24 Now to him that is able to keep you
from falling, and to present you faultless
before the presence of his glory with ex- “Before I can preach love, mercy, and
ceeding joy, grace, I must preach sin, Law, and judg-
25 To the only wise God our Savior, be ment.”
glory and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and ever. Amen. John Wesley

18,19 A failure to preach the Commandments of God has left an entire generation without the
fear of God. They are mockers in these last days. Scripture sheds light on their secret sins—lust and
sensuality.
20 “What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe
the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I
believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray
much.” J. C. Ryle
23 “The world says you can’t confront people with Jesus; you’ll run them off. Where are you go-
ing to run them to? Hell number 2?” Darrell Robinson
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Science Fiction
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LUCY HEIDELBERG NEBRASKA MAN PILTDOWN PEKING MAN

Nearly all experts MAN Scientifically built up MAN Supposedly 500,000
agree Lucy was Built from a jawbone from one tooth, later The jawbone turned years old, but all
just a 3 foot tall that was conceded by found to be the tooth of out to belong to a evidence has
chimpanzee. many to be quite human. an extinct pig. modern ape. disappeared.

NEANDERTHAL MAN NEW GUINEA CRO-MAGNON MAN MODERN MAN

At the Int’l Congress of Zoology (1958)
Dr. A.J.E. Cave said his examination
showed that this famous skeleton found
in France over 50 years ago is that of an
old man who suffered from arthritis.
MAN One of the earliest and best This genius thinks we
Dates way back to 1970. established fossils is at least came from a monkey.
This species has been equal in physique and brain
found in the region just capacity to modern man... “Professing themselves to
north of Australia. so what’s the difference? be wise they became fools.”
(Romans 1:22)

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