[cva66snipe]

I was a bit harsh in my post about Jude. The earlry church at that time did have differences in basic doctorines {church rules of worship} that Paul tried to address. Less mentioned was a out and out perversion of the entire Gospel that Paul taught about as well. In general it was a message of those teaching to keep indulging in their sinfull past that GOD's grace would be even greater. To that effect I can't recall exact passage or word for word right now. Some were as well incorporating the Gospel into beliefs in other gods. A far more serious offense and indeed spiritual idolatry{sp}. Those I believe Paul was after as well as Jude.

[nicmarlo]

Romans 6:15 "What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!

Is this what you were referring to?

[LS]

You raise a terribly important point: God made us all with separate gifts and specialties, and as such, everyone will not deal with all things in the same way. Paul could not even get along with Silas. Do you (not you personally, generically) really think that they had "unscriptural" or "different" views of the Gospel? No, of course not. But they did have different gifts.

Some people on this thread are determined that no one do God in any way except theirs. Boy will they be surprised when they see the variety of Christians in Heaven! And, yes, all you nit-pickers, I said "Christians" and certainly don't think Muslims of Hindooos will make it, so take a flying leap.

[Matchett-PI]

"Less mentioned was a out and out perversion of the entire Gospel that Paul taught about as well."

May I draw your attention to Jude 3?

He mentions "The Faith".

I'm SURE you know that he is talking about an entire "recognized body of beliefs" when he uses the phrase "The Faith". It is the SAME "body of beliefs" that Paul and the rest of apostles taught - the "Apostolic Faith".

He commands Christians to contend for it so as to prevent false teachers from harming the church.