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NASB | Jude 1:4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jude 1:4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed [just as if they were sneaking in by a side door]. They are ungodly persons whose condemnation was predicted long ago, for they distort the grace of our God into decadence and immoral freedom [viewing it as an opportunity to do whatever they want], and deny and disown our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. |
Subject: Brothers and sisters |
Bible Note: Hi, Atterbury... Again, careful of adopting worldly definitions to terms. Find out what is the biblical definition of judging. Also, if you are concerned that someone is being slandered, then show kindness to the people involved by pointing it out -- with proof -- so that the truth can be known. Yes, we deal with a Lord who will not be trifled with. Let us seek to honor Him fully in all we do and say, but also to honor Him not neglecting anything He says. If you speak peace and safety, in God's name, when it is not from the Lord, then you do so at your own peril (Jeremiah 23:10-32). In Him, Doc |