Much of what Jude writes parallels what Peter wrote in his second letter… compare—Jude 4-18 and 2nd Peter 2:1-3:4.
· Peter writes about the coming apostasy – (2 Pet 2:1-3) ‘…there WILL BE false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies… And many WILL FOLLOW their destructive ways… By covetousness THEY WILL EXPLOIT you with deceptive words…’
· Jude writes about the present apostasy – (v.4) ‘For certain men HAVE CREPT IN unnoticed… ungodly men, WHO TURN the grace of our God into lewdness and DENY the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.’
Purpose: to exhort and encourage true believers to persevere in the faith… especially in times of increasing moral and religious cynicism, apostasy, and ungodliness…
Bryan Wheeler Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987 and was called into full time ministry in 1989. He is the pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Verona, VA. He and his wife Maureen were married in 1968 and the Lord has given them 6 children and 4 grandchildren.
