The false teachers are further identified with the enemies of God in all apocalyptic literature by the word ungodly (Gr aseb%u0113s); these are by no means Christian brothers with a different opinion. What they have done is called turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness. The word turning (Gr metatith%u0113mi) means %u201Ctransfer%u201D but what these people have done is called negative transfer; they have %u201Cmisapplied%u201D the grace of God. While God accepts us and forgives our sin, we cannot and dare not misapply this grace and say that therefore we can sin all we want and still enjoy forgiveness. So that there will be no doubt, these people are further described as those who deny the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Note that the titles here both refer to the one person Jesus Christ. These false teachers denounce Him and want no part of being %u201CChristian.%u201D

KJV Bible Commentary. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1994, S. 2648

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