Posts with the tag “false-teaching”

"Love the brotherhood" (1 Peter 2:17). Do you ever find this difficult? There's a lot of debate, division, and downright bad news surrounding the brotherhood of Christians. Let's talk about how we can navigate the negativity to obey this important command.   Read More

Leaven: it illustrates both the influential power of the kingdom of Jesus and the powerful influence of those working against that kingdom. What does "a little leaven leavens the whole lump" mean for Christians today?  Read More

"Contend for the faith" is a command... except it isn't in the text of Jude 3. Instead, it's an infinitive, a verb form that describes an activity that Jude wrote to encourage. His brief epistle not only reveals how to contend for the faith but why one not only should but must do so.   Read More

Jude 1:11 describes a way of living called the way of Cain. Interestingly, physically killing one's brother doesn't seem to be in the context. What is the way of Cain, and why should it be avoided by those who are followers of the way of Jesus?   Read More