Text: Jude 1:12-16

The title of this short sermon series is "Truth in a Confused Culture." We live in a time when "religious" leaders are deliberately attempting to recreate a Jesus who is not only tolerant toward sin, but actually blesses it.

Some might wonder why I have focused in so much on the sin of homosexuality these last two Sundays. But our culture is forcing the issue--telling Christians it is hateful if we don't join in and  honor what God calls sin. From Target to the Smithsonian, so-called pride month is celebrated. Avoiding TV shows with this type of content doesn't protect our children, as commercials and advertisements push this agenda. And a revisionist interpretation of clear passages of Scripture are being used to condone homosexuality and brainwash our youth.

For example, In his book, Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today, Adam Hamilton writes, "The Bible is actually silent when it comes to addressing the ethics of committed, consensual same-sex unions. Some may be tempted to think that these seven passages might be construed as referring to homosexuality, but as we dig deeper we see that they were rightly condemning other things: gang-rape, temple prostitution, idolatry and pederasty (sexual relationship between adult male and adolescent boy). These were the concerns that the Biblical writers were condemning, and rightly so. These practices and the motivations behind them are very different from two same-sex people sharing their lives together in a covenant relationship."

Do you have truth to combat these lies?

Parents, can you articulate a clear, Biblical view of sexuality to your children? If not, I encourage you to read THIS BOOK. If you are personally struggling in this area, visit THIS page and find help.

Jesus, the Judge, is coming back. Jude exposes false teachers by their fruit, not their doctrine. This is what Paul does in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, stating that those who practice homosexuality (and other sins) will not inherit the kingdom of God." Only those who have been justified by God through the cross of Jesus will be able to enter God's Kingdom (see verse 11).

"9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."

When we place our faith in Christ, He not only gives us eternal life, He gives us a new heart. We begin to love the things He loves. And we begin to reject the things He rejects. Embrace the work of the Holy Spirit as He conforms you to the image of Christ in our attitudes and actions.