The BEMA Podcast 173: Jude — False Teachers
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Jun 18, 2020 Exploring parallels between Jude and 2 Peter on false teachers leading astray through compromised values for wealth in Roman idolatry. Exposing false teachers perverting grace for immoral behavior and consequences of disobedience. Emphasizing studying the Bible canon, exploring Apocrypha and Book of Enoch. Jude unmasking false teachers through fallen angels, Nephilim, Sodom and Gomorrah stories, and critiquing their harmful actions.
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Jude Mirrors 2 Peter
- Jude and 2 Peter closely mirror each other in content and structure, suggesting a shared conversation or context.
- Both address false teachers steering believers into cultural compromise rather than doctrinal error.
Grace Twisted For Advancement
- Jude confronts teachers who pervert God's grace into permission for immorality and idolatry to gain wealth and influence.
- The letter frames compromise as cultural accommodation to Greco-Roman systems like guilds and status networks.
Guilds Forced Cultural Compromise
- The hosts recall guild systems as a mix of unions and fraternities that required participation in idolatrous feasts.
- They describe guild feasts as central to working-class status and economic survival in the Roman world.