“For certain men have crept in unnoticed, … who … deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jude 1:4)
These apostates denied the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Be careful because contemporary apostates often throw around the name of Jesus loosely, while denying His virgin birth and divinity. It’s not enough to believe there was an historical Jesus, but one must confess and possess Jesus as Lord!
How can we discern this? Jesus is the only way to God (John 14:6; 1Jn. 2:23; 5:1, 11-12; 2Jn. 1:9)! Anyone who believes differently is apostate! We must believe everything the Bible says about Jesus, including His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, teachings, substitutionary death, resurrection, ascension and soon return!
Don’t follow those who seem to talk a good talk, but don’t walk the walk. Don’t follow those who don’t believe God can change every person and who don’t demonstrate the fruit of a transformed life (2 Tim. 3:5)!