Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
Reading the book if Jude is sometimes a little like arriving early to the symphony when all the musicians are warming up. What we hear is a cacophony of sound until the conductor arrives on stage and raises his baton-then we have symphony. In verses 5-7, Jude lists a few familiar and not so familiar examples of those who have suffered for their sins. We often get hung up on the strange references in the passage and then we miss the symphony.
Despite some of its novelty, the point in this passage is rather straight-forward. We know that false teachers had entered the church and were preaching a life of license without the need for repentance. Jude’s point is that rebellion against God has its consequences. God’s loving act of forgiveness does not allow us to be shielded from the results of our behavior. He loves us enough to let us learn that our actions sometimes have rotten consequences.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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