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犹大书［第1章］
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犹大书第1章|Book of Jude 1

【持守真道不失脚】

主讲：陈惠菁传道

20/12/2022

一、认识自己的身份（v1-3）

当我们想要为真道竭力争辩时，首先我们就有必要认识自己的身份。当我们知道自己是蒙召成为神的儿女的身份时，我们就能站对位、做对的事。并知道我们有责任去捍卫真理。纵然需要面对艰难、逼迫，我们仍能持守。因为主必保守祂所招的，并将怜恤、平安、慈爱多多的加给我们。

二、认清敌人的诡计（v4-16）

v5-10 犹大用了3个旧约的例子来警戒信徒当避免的罪。首先是因不信倒毙旷野的以色列百姓，其次是创6提到那些不守本位和世上的女子行淫的天使，被锁等候将来的审判。还有想和天使行淫，败坏的所多玛、蛾摩拉的男人将受永火的刑罚。

V11该隐、巴兰、可拉都是事奉神的。让我们来省察生命中是否还有这三个人的影子：

1.该隐

该隐明知有神，活得却像没有神一样。陷入嫉妒、仇恨、谋杀和撒谎的罪中。我们事奉的心态是为了得人的肯定和掌声吗？遇到不公平的事，我们是否相信神是公义的？还是会觉得不公平、所以自己就起来行动，讨回公道。

2.巴兰

巴兰无视神的警告，假借以敬虔，出卖神给的恩膏和恩赐，作为得利的门路。我们有没有为了钱或利益，不按神的法则做事？走法律漏洞？

3.可拉

可拉不顺服神的权柄、在百姓中制造分裂，结果地裂开活活被吞吃、坠落阴间。
孩子、员工、组员：有否常发怨言、顶撞或背后论断权柄？
主管、领袖、小组长：如果不能认同权柄的做法，自己也无法胜过，不要挑战权柄。如果选择离开，更不要因为对权柄不满，把员工或主的羊带走。

三、活出至圣的真道（v17-23）

1.纪念使徒的教导（v17-19）

假教师在教会中是引人结党、制造分裂的人；他们自称有神的启示，但却是没有圣灵的人。好讥诮，随从自己不敬虔的私欲而行。我们要常常默想神的话语，更是要查考和背诵神的话。叫我们能认出假教师。

2.真道上造就自己（v20a）

不是知道而已，是真实的以行动活出真理来，不断让我们的生命被扩张和提升。使生命变亮和为主发光。

3.在灵里方言祷告（v20b）

方言是神赐给我们最大有能力的恩赐之一。不但能壮大我们的灵人，也能改变属灵的氛围、是得超然启示恩赐的钥匙。方言祷告是启动神迹的秘诀，因为是圣灵照着神的旨意替我们祈求。

4.保守常在神爱中（v21）

我们要活出真道，就必须保守自己常常在神的爱中，这样我们才能够在软弱或跌倒的时候，倚靠主的怜悯重新再站起来。此外，我们这天然人真的很缺乏爱。如果不保守自己常在神爱中，我们也难去彼此相爱，更不可能爱不可爱的人。也很容易以分别善恶树来对待别人。

5.怜悯搭救软弱人（v22-23）

存疑心的人在真假之间徘徊，需要善于教导，存心忍耐的肢体，用温柔的心把他挽回过来。已经失迷真道，需要有人直言相劝，从火中把他们抢出来。最后，我们若想挽回已经深陷异端弟兄，自己首先要对神、对审判、对罪存惧怕的心。不要看自己过于所当看的，免得因为爱心而牺牲真理、自己也被诱惑跌倒。

总结：唯独耶稣（v24-25）

离了主我们什么都不是，什么也不能做。犹大说，唯独有了耶稣，我们才能在审判日无瑕疵、欢欢喜喜站立在荣耀主的面前。所以我们必需紧紧的来倚靠我们的救主。也唯独祂借着居住在我们里面的圣灵，有能力保守我们永不失脚，使我们达到完全的地步。阿们！让我们一起来敬拜这位昔在、今在、以后永在，活到永永远远的独一真神！

Jude: Keeping the true path and straying away
GK611 Morning Devotion
20/12/2022
Speaker: Ps Deborah

1. Knowing our own identity (v1-3)

When we want to fight hard for the Truth, it is necessary for us to know our own identity first. When we know who we are called to be as God's children, we can stand in the right place and do the right thing. And know that we have the responsibility to defend the Truth. We can hold on to it even though we need to face hardship and persecution. For the Lord will keep what He invites, and will multiply mercy, peace, and love to us.

2. Recognising the Trickery of the Enemy (v4-16)

v5-10 Jude uses 3 Old Testament examples to warn believers of the sins to avoid. The first is the people of Israel who died in the wilderness because of their unbelief, and the second is the angels mentioned in Gen 6 who did not keep their position and committed adultery with the women of the world and were locked up to await the future judgment. Also the men of Sodom and Gomorrah, who wanted to commit adultery with the angels and were corrupted, would be punished by eternal fire.

V11 Cain, Balaam, and Korah were all serving God. Let us reflect our lives if we still have the shadows of these three people in our lives.

(1) Cain

Cain knew there was a God, but lived as if there was no God. He fell into the sin of jealousy, hatred, murder, and lying. Is our mindset in ministry to be affirmed and applauded by men? Do we believe that God is righteous when we encounter injustice? Or do we feel the injustice, so we rise up and take action to get justice.

(2) Balaam

Balaam disregarded God's warnings, pretending to be godly and falsely sold his God-given anointing and gifts as a way to gain profit. Have we ever not done things according to God's law for money or profit? Take legal loopholes?

(3) Korah

Korah disobeyed God's authority and caused divisions among the people, as a result of which the earth split open and was eaten alive and fell into the underworld.
Children, employees, team members: Do you often complain, contradict or judge the authority behind their backs?
Supervisors, leaders, group leaders: If you can't agree with what the authority is doing and can't overcome it yourself, don't challenge the authority. If you choose to leave, even more so, do not take away the staff or the Lord's sheep because you are dissatisfied with the authority.

3.Living out the Truth of the Most Holy (v17-23)

(1) Remembering the teaching of the apostles (v17-19)

False teachers are those who draw parties and create divisions in the church; they claim to have divine revelation, but are people without the Holy Spirit. They are good scoffers, and walk after their own ungodly selfish desires. We must always meditate on the Word of God, and, moreover, search and memorise it. That we may recognise false teachers.

(2) To edify ourselves in the Truth (v20a)

Not just knowing, but actually living out the Truth in action, constantly allowing our lives to be expanded and elevated. To make our lives bright and shine for the Lord.

(3) Praying in Tongues in the Spirit (v20b)

Tongues is one of the greatest and most powerful gifts God has given us. It not only strengthens our spiritual being, but also changes the spiritual atmosphere and is the key to the gift of transcendent revelation. Praying in tongues is the secret of initiating miracles, for it is the Holy Spirit who intercedes on our behalf according to the will of God.

(4) Keep always in the love of God (v21)

If we want to live the Truth, we must keep ourselves always in the love of God, so that we can rely on the Lord's mercy to get back up again when we are weak or fallen. In addition, we are really lacking in love as human beings. If we do not keep ourselves always in God's love, it is difficult for us to love one another, and even more impossible to love the unlovable. It is also easy to treat others with the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

(5) Mercy Rescues the Weak (v22-23)

A doubting person wanders between Truth and falsehood, and needs a patient member who is good at teaching, and who will redeem him with a tender heart. Those who have lost sight of the Truth need someone to speak to them straightforwardly and snatch them out of the fire. Finally, if we want to redeem our brothers who have fallen into heresy, we must first have a fearful heart toward God, toward judgment, and toward sin. Do not look at yourself more than you should, lest you be tempted to fall and sacrifice the Truth for love.

Conclusion: Jesus Alone (v24-25)

Apart from the Lord we are nothing and can do nothing. Jude said that only with Jesus can we stand before the Lord of glory on the Day of Judgment without blemish and with joy. Therefore we must cling to our Saviour. He alone, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, has the power to keep us from straying away and to bring us to perfection. Amen! Let us worship the one true God, who was, is, and will be forever and ever!