The General Epistle of Jude: Dealing With Apostasy

By Benard O. Owino

Biblical studies can never remain static, for the passage of time brings fresh light to bear upon the text. Jeremiah wrote, "It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassion fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." (Lam. 3:22-23).
John the beloved too exhorts us to "not believe every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets (apostates) are gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1). Church history has it that the church is the seamless garment of Christ. The garment that has so experienced threats of schism through heretical concepts such as: Ebionitism (an attempt to blend Judaism and Christianity), Montanism (extreme emphasizing of spiritual gifts more than Scripture), Monarchianism (rejection of the Trinity), Donatism ( an ecclesiastical problem), Ascetism (an extreme self-torture of one's body to show their spirituality) andGnosticism (a philosophical issue- see introduction to Jude- Background and setting).This present work in your hand deals with Gnostic works of the apostates. The apostates did exist in the days of the apostles and the early church fathers, as they are in this present generation, though in a modernized version. In spite of this menace, there still exist exegetes who apply themselves to pondering through the word of God, truthfully and with sincerity.
I have endeavored to keep the single purpose of this work simple, which is to bring to light: Who an apostate is, The damnable outcomes of an apostate, Denunciation of apostates and The end of an apostate. All genuine enquirers will find this study of absolute importance. For study reference and equipping of the saints.
The basic text of my usage is the HOLY BIBLE - KING JAMES VERSION (published by Concerned Independent Baptist Churches. Printed by First Baptist Church of Milford.) However, other Bible translations have been used to clarify some words or phrases, or simply to get the other version of the word or phrase.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BSJLT8JT
• ISBN13: 9798374308235
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"