Cain, Balaam, and Korah
In Jude's brief exposition of ungodly people in the church, he evokes three Old Testament characters: Cain, Balaam, and Korah. Cain, we know to be a murderer; Balaam, greedy; and Korah, rebellious. However, it is simplistic to see them merely as evil men, for they also had an air of godliness to them, seeking God or having a connection to him.
It is astonishing, but each of these men did things that were seemingly right and godly. Despite that, the results of their actions went badly awry. The outcome renders them as emblematic of ungodly people in the church.
As we study what they did, we might find that we may be a lot closer to falling into their errors than we would normally dare to think possible.
Carefully consider then, the lives of Cain, Balaam, and Korah.
[Jude 1:11]
It is astonishing, but each of these men did things that were seemingly right and godly. Despite that, the results of their actions went badly awry. The outcome renders them as emblematic of ungodly people in the church.
As we study what they did, we might find that we may be a lot closer to falling into their errors than we would normally dare to think possible.
Carefully consider then, the lives of Cain, Balaam, and Korah.
[Jude 1:11]
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 8/23/2011 5:34 AM 
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Categories: reflections
Tags: Jude Balaam Cain Korah author Peter DeHaan the Bible blog Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan blog postmodern biblical spirituality Bible meditations Bible information
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