“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” – Jude 1:4
Be careful who you listen to, read, watch, and follow! Nobody’s perfect but be careful of anyone calling themselves a Christian pastor, preacher, teacher, influencer, or expert while presuming on God’s amazing grace to excuse sin. From the beginning of the church to the present day, there have always been false teachers who claim that grace means God no longer calls His people to holy lives. This is a lie!
As followers of Jesus, we ARE saved by God’s amazing grace. Then we are repeatedly commanded to crucify our sinful desires, to fight for our personal holiness, and to reject the sins of the flesh. God’s grace isn’t an excuse to sin as often as we want. God’s grace is our invitation and power to truly be holy because our God is holy. While there is always grace available when we sin and repent of that sin, we must not intentionally abuse God’s grace. To do so is to think like someone who probably hasn’t actually been saved by that grace. To teach it is to be condemned by God.
If a teacher won’t teach about sin… if a teacher won’t say that things like sexual immorality, greed, uncontrolled anger, division, and idolatry are sins… if a teacher won’t speak of growing in holiness… then they are probably one of those Jude is warning about. Don’t follow them into the sinful desires of your heart. Always #FollowJesus instead.