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Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. The Sin and ...
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- A. The Danger That Prompted Jude to Write This Letter.
- C. More Sins of The Certain Men.
- D. Three Examples of The Certain Men.
- E. What The Future Holds For These Certain Men.
- F. What to Do About The Danger of The Certain Men.
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1. (1) The author and the readers.
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: a. Jude: The name is literally “Judas.” But to avoid connection with Judas Iscariot, the infamous man who betrayed Jesus, most English translators have used the name “Jude.” i. There are six people named “Judas” mentioned in the New Testament, but the best evidence identifies this as the one mentioned in Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3: Jude, the half-bro...
2. (2) Jude gives a warm and typical greeting.
Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. a. Mercy, peace, and love: This is not the same greeting as found in most of Paul’s letters (which usually begin with some variation of “Grace and peace unto you”). Yet it is substantially the same. b. Be multiplied to you: In the mind and heart of Jude, it wasn’t enough to have mercy, peace, and love added to the life of the Christian. He looked for multiplication instead of simple addition.
3. (3) The call to defend the faith.
Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. a. I was very diligent to write to you: Jude’s initial desire was to write about our common salvation. But something happened – Jude found it necessary to write a different letter. We might say that this was the letter that didn’t wantto be written. i. The letter of Jude is esse...
1. (8) The character of these dangerous certain men.
Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. a. Likewise also: Jude connected the certain men with the people of Sodom and Gomorrah in their sensuality (defile the flesh) and in their rejection of God’s authority (reject authority). i. When Jude pointed out that these certain men reject authority, it meant that theywanted to be in authority. Therefore they rejected the authority of God and they rejected those God put in authority. ii. Today,...
2. (9) Michael the archangel as an example of someone who would not speak evil of dignitaries.
Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” a. Michael the archangel… the devil: Jude mentioned two kinds of angelic beings. Michael is among the angelic beings faithful to God, who are the servants of God and man. The devilis among the angelic beings rebelling against God, who are the enemies of man. i. There are invisible, angelic beings all around us. T...
3. (10) More of the bad character of the certain men.
But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. a. But these speak evil: In contrast to Michael, who would not even speak evil of the devil, these certain menspoke evil, especially when they rejected authority and spoke against dignitaries. b. Of whatever they do not know: The certain mendidn’t even know the things or the people they spoke evil about. Their evil speech was made worse by their igno...
1. (11a) The certain men have gone in the way of Cain.
Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, a. The way of Cain: Cain’s story is found in Genesis 4. Each of the sons of Adam and Eve brought an offering to the Lord. Cain (being a farmer) brought an offering from his harvest. Abel (being a shepherd) brought an offering from his flocks. God accepted Abel’s offering, but He rejected Cain’s sacrifice. i. Many people assume that because Abel brought a blood sacrifice and Cain brought a grain sacrifice, that the difference between the two...
2. (11b) The certain men are in the error of Balaam.
Have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, a. The error of Balaam: Balaam’s story is in Numbers 22to 25 and 31. During the time of the Exodus, Israel advanced to the land of Moab, after defeating the Amorites. When the Israelites came near, King Balak of Moab sought the help of a prophet named Balaam. i. The first delegation from King Balak arrived and God told Balaam to have nothing to do with them. God’s initial words to Balaam were, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curs...
3. (11c) The certain men live out the rebellion of Korah.
And perished in the rebellion of Korah. a. The rebellion of Korah: Korah’s story is found in Numbers 16. He was a prominent man in Israel, and one day came to Moses, saying, You take too much upon yourself, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourself about the congregation of the LORD? (Numbers 16:3) Korah and his followers resented the authority God gave to Moses and Aaron. i. When Korah said this, Moses fell on his face, kn...
1. (12-13) A vivid description of the depravity of these certain men.
These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. a. Spots in your love feasts: The early Christians often met for a common meal, something like a potluck dinner. They called these meals love...
2. (14-15) The certainty of judgment upon these certain men.
Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” a. Now Enoch: Here Jude quoted from Enoch, who is described in Genesis 5 and mentioned in Hebrews 11. The ancient book of Enoch was not received a...
3. (16-18) The methods of the certain men.
These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. a. Grumblers, complainers… they mouth great swelling words, flattering people: Jude noticed that their methods all revolved around...
Significantly, Jude does not tell us to attack the certain men who are a danger to the church. Instead, he tells us to focus on our walk with the Lord, help others affected by the certain men, and to focus on God. We simply are to pay the certain men no attention, except for what is necessary for our warning. God will take care of them.
Jude, the half-brother of Jesus, wrote this letter to warn Christians of the danger of false teachers and to encourage them to defend the faith. He based his argument on the example of the Old Testament and the apostolic witness of the New Testament.
Jude is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, another apostle and later the betrayer of Jesus. Both Jude and Judas are translations of the name Ὶούδας in the Koine Greek original text of the New Testament, which in turn is a Greek variant of Judah (Y'hudah), a name which was common among Jews
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. ...
Learn about the author, date, and purpose of the book of Jude, a short letter that exposes and condemns false teachers in the church. Find out how to apply Jude's message to stand firm in the faith and fight for the truth.
Jude is a short letter that warns against false teachers and urges believers to contend for the faith. It also contains a doxology to God, the only Savior and Lord, who will judge the ungodly and keep the faithful.
1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are ( B ) called, [ a ] sanctified by God the Father, and ( C ) preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, ( D ) peace, and love be multiplied to you.
