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Jude is the 4th smallest book of the Bible yet one of the most potent in exposing doctrinal errors and false teachers. Jude on the Prosperity Gospel. Jude 1:10-13 “But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. Woe to them!
Brief Summary: According to verse 3, Jude was anxious to write about our salvation; however, he changed topics to address contending for the faith. This faith embodies the complete body of Christian doctrine taught by Christ, later passed on to the apostles.
The book of Jude is the very definition of punchy and pithy proclamations—with its short commands and statements popping off the page like machine-gun fire. But in our day and age, punchy has become rude or unacceptable.
Jude tells us, “build yourselves up on your most holy faith.” This means that we are responsible for our own spiritual growth. It means that we cannot wait for spiritual growth to just happen, or expect others to make us grow. i. Jude has shown us the frailty of men and how deceivers even infiltrated the church.
The book of Jude is a letter written in prose discourse. Key Themes. God’s justice and judgment. Jesus as the new temple. Loving God through obedience. Structure. Jude can be divided into three parts. Verses 1-4 challenge the community to resist corrupt teachers. Verses 5-19 provide examples of resistance to God.
Book Overview - Jude. by Arend Remmers. The author is named as Jude, the brother of James. He probably means the James wrote the epistle of that name and is, therefore, the Lord's brother. Purpose. False teachers were boldly teaching their heresies in the meetings of the congregation.
The Epistle of Jude is a short but fascinating book in the New Testament. There are important lessons and insights to discover in its introduction of the author, its purpose, its target audience and most importantly, its various references from the Old Testament and a few apocryphal texts.
This summary of the book of Jude provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Jude.
Explore the book of Jude and its call to contend for the faith with Thomas Schreiner in this free volume of The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary.
1. The writer introduces himself as “Jude, the bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James” (verse 1)