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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: Scandal of the Catholic Priesthood |
Bible Note: Sorry, Brian; perhaps I drew the wrong inference from your post. To a certain degree all Christians take the rap for the the offenses of the few and the beneficient influence of the church universal is likewise diminished, so it is not peculiarly a Catholic problem. Christians from every communion need to pray and continue always to pray for the peace, unity, and purity of Christ's church. Fraternally yours in Christ Jesus, --Hank |