I. GREETING BELIEVERS (vv. 1-4)
A. Greeting (vv. 1-2)
B. Purpose (v. 3)
1. Faith.
2. Contend.
C. Warning (v. 4)
1. Creeping.
2. Grace as Motivation for Sin.
3. Jesus Not as Master and Lord.
II. EXPOSING FALSE TEACHERS (vv. 5-16)
A. Past Examples of Apostates (vv. 5-7)
1. Egypt (v. 5).
2. Angels (v. 6).
3. Sodom and Gomorrah (v. 7).
B. Present Actions of Apostates (vv. 8-16)
1. They Reject Authority (vv. 8-10)
Dreams (v. 8).
Michael (v. 9).
Revile (v. 10).
2. They Walk in Error (v. 11).
Cain
Balaam
Korah
3. They Lead Falsely (vv. 12-13).
4. They Please Themselves (vv. 14-16)
III. ENCOURAGING TRUE BELIEVERS (vv. 17-23)
A. Prediction That the False Teachers Would Come (vv. 17-19)
1. Transition.
2. Apostles.
3. False Teachers’ Work.
4. Their Time.
B. Practices Once the False Teachers Arrive (vv. 20-23)[1]
1. Practices Among Ourselves (vv. 20-21).
Building (20a).
Praying (20b).
Waiting (v. 21b).
2. Practices Toward Others (vv. 22-23)
Mercy on the Doubting (v. 22).
Save the Lost (v. 23a).
Show Mercy with Fear (v. 23b).
IV. GOODBYE BENEDICTION (vv. 24-25)
[1] vv. 20-21 spiritual disciplines; vv. 22-23 pastoral needs