False teachers must be directly refuted to protect the church from denying the and sharing in their sure judgment.

1. Jude 3-4 The false teachers are to be identified and directly refuted.

• Jude speaks the gospel and confronts false teachers

• Protecting the church takes focused effort

• The false teachers:

• slipped in quietly

• are recognized by their bad fruit

• are recognized by their bad doctrine

2. Jude 5-7 The false teachers will be judged.

• Numbers 14 - Identifying as Israelite does not protect from judgement
• Genesis 7 - Angelic status does not protect
• Sodom and Gomorrah - Community status does not protect (but can even damn)

3. Jude 8-13 The false teachers should not be followed.

• The have no authority to lead..

• Rely on dreams

• Commands contradict God’s Law

• Reject apostolic authority

• Blasphemous of spiritual beings

• Their judgment is coming and sure.

• Way of Cain

• Balaam’s Error

• Korah’s rebellion

• Their teaching is empty.

• Hidden reefs at love feasts

• Shepherds feeding themselves

• Waterless clouds, swept along by winds

• Fruitless trees in late autumn

• Wild waves of the sea

• Wandering stars