For certainpersonshave crept in unnoticed,thosewho were longbeforehand markedout for thiscondemnation,ungodly personswho turnthe graceof our Godinto licentiousnessand denyour onlyMasterand Lord,JesusChrist.
"For the wavesof deathencompassedme; The torrentsof destructionoverwhelmedme;
How blessedis the manwhodoes not walkin the counselof the wicked,Norstandin the pathof sinners,Norsitin the seatof scoffers!
He onlyis my rockand my salvation,My stronghold;I shall not be greatlyshaken.
"But whilehis menwere sleeping,his enemycameand sowedtaresamongthe wheat,and went away.
"Thisis eternallife,that they may knowYou, the onlytrue God,and JesusChristwhomYou have sent.
Then when he arrivedand witnessedthe graceof God,he rejoicedand [began] to encouragethem allwith resoluteheartto remain[true] to the Lord;
"Sincewe have heardthat someof our numberto whomwe gavenoinstructionhave disturbedyou with [their] words,unsettlingyour souls,
But [it was] becauseof the false brethrensecretly brought in, who had sneakedin to spyout our libertywhichwe havein ChristJesus,in orderto bring us into bondage.
For you were calledto freedom,brethren;only[do] not [turn] your freedominto an opportunityfor the flesh,but throughloveserveone another.
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
But ifanyonedoes not providefor his own,and especiallyfor those of his household,he has deniedthe faithand is worsethan an unbeliever.
Ifwe endure,we will alsoreignwith Him; Ifwe denyHim, He alsowill denyus;
For amongthem are thosewho enterinto householdsand captivateweak womenweighed downwith sins,ledon by variousimpulses,
[Act] as free men,and do not useyour freedomas a coveringfor evil,but [use it] as bondslavesof God.
and, "A STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE";for they stumblebecause they are disobedientto the word,and to this[doom] they were alsoappointed.
AND IFIT IS WITH DIFFICULTYTHAT THE RIGHTEOUSIS SAVED,WHATWILL BECOMEOF THE GODLESS MANAND THE SINNER?
and especiallythosewho indulgethe fleshin [its] corruptdesiresand despiseauthority.Daring,self-willed,they do not tremblewhen they revileangelic majesties,
and [if] He rescuedrighteousLot,oppressedby the sensualconductof unprincipled men
But by His wordthe presentheavensand earthare being reservedfor fire,keptfor the dayof judgmentand destructionof ungodlymen.
Whois the liarbut the one who deniesthat Jesusis the Christ?Thisis the antichrist,the one who deniesthe Fatherand the Son.
to executejudgmentupon all,and to convictallthe ungodlyof alltheir ungodlydeedswhichthey have done in an ungodly way,and of allthe harsh thingswhichungodlysinnershave spokenagainstHim."
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
"Whowill not fear,O Lord,and glorifyYour name?For You aloneare holy;For ALLTHE NATIONSWILL COMEAND WORSHIPBEFOREYOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTSHAVE BEEN REVEALED."
