Understanding Jude's Message and Concerns
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, writes to fellow believers to urge them to defend their faith against false teachings and immoral behavior creeping into their community. He highlights the importance of maintaining the true faith and not succumbing to deceptive influences. Jude warns about individuals distorting God's grace for their own desires and emphasizes the need for believers to stand firm in their beliefs. His message resonates with the broader call to uphold faith and resist sin in the face of challenges.
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Who is Jude? To whom is he writing? Why is he writing? What are his concerns? What is his advice?
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James v1
To whom is Jude writing?
To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ v1
Why is Jude writing?
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share v4
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God s holy people v4
What are Jude s concerns?
For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. v4
replacing the sheer grace of our God with sheer license v4
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? (Romans 6:1-2).
replacing the sheer grace of our God with sheer license v4 denying who Jesus was v4
replacing the sheer grace of our God with sheer license v4 denying who Jesus was v4 ungodly people rejecting authority v 8
replacing the sheer grace of our God with sheer license v4 denying who Jesus was v4 ungodly people rejecting authority v 8 shepherds who only feed themselves v 12 grumblers and faultfinders v16 following their own evil desires v16 boasting about themselves and flattering others for their own advantage. v 16 divisive v19 do not have the Spirit v19
But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires. v17-18
replacing the sheer grace of our God with sheer license v4 denying who Jesus was v4 ungodly people rejecting authority v 8 shepherds who only feed themselves v 12 grumblers and faultfinders v16 following their own evil desires v16 boasting about themselves and flattering others for their own advantage. v 16 divisive v19 do not have the Spirit v19
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12
What is Jude s advice?
But you, dear friends v20
1. Build yourself up in your most holy faith v20
"The truth is like a lion. Whoever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose and it will defend itself. St Augustine
1. Build yourself up in your most holy faith v20 2. pray in the Holy Spirit v21
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God s people in accordance with the will of God. Romans 8:26-28
1. Build yourself up in your most holy faith v20 2. Pray in the Holy Spirit v21 3. Keep yourselves in God s love v21
1. Build yourself up in your most holy faith v20 2. Pray in the Holy Spirit v21 3. Keep yourselves in God s love v21 4. Wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life
1. Build yourself up in your most holy faith v20 2. Pray in the Holy Spirit v21 3. Keep yourselves in God s love v21 4. Wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life 5. Be merciful v22
Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith. Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven. v22-23 The Message Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh v22-23 NIV
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy v24
to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen v25
Regular bible reading Christian fellowship Praying in the Spirit Actively keep ourselves in God s love Waiting patiently for God s big plan to be enacted Showing mercy: hate the sin but love the sinner
