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Introduction
Scripture
Outline of Book
Jude 1-4 - Greetings
Jude 1-2 - Introduction
Jude 3-4 - Purpose
Purpose of Jude
Encourage the body to contend for the faith and to address ungodly people who were perverting the Gospel/doctrine
Main Point
Jude writes to these individuals because false teachers have crept into the church and the congregation needs to contend for the faith
Jude 1-2 - Introduction
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,
Jude
Half-brother of Jesus
A servant of Jesus Christ
Slave - one who is fully committed to another person - total allegiance
② one who is solely committed to another, slave, subject;
Jesus as Christ (Messiah/Anointed One)
Jesus is King & has kingship
Declaring Jesus as the Messiah was necessary in the early church for individuals to have a genuine relationship with God
and a brother of James
Jude and James are brothers
Author of the epistle James
Leader of the Jerusalem church
Jude begins the epistle not by declaring himself as a brother of Jesus, but instead magnifying the Messiahship of Jesus and his status as Jesus’ slave
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
3 characteristics of those who are followers of Jesus:
Called
Status of believers who have been born again and brought into a relationship with God through the person and work of Jesus
Beloved in God the Father
Each follower of Jesus is loved by the Father through the covenant
Kept for Jesus Christ
Each Christ-follower is actively kept by God as they await the future enjoyment of His promises
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Mercy
kindness or concern expressed for someone in need, mercy, compassion, pity, clemency
ⓑ of God toward humans
Peace
Love - Of God towards humans
① the quality of warm regard for and interest in another, esteem, affection, regard, love
Multiplied to you
Mercy, peace, and love increased to the called who are reading this letter
Devout wish to others
Jude 3-4 - Purpose
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation,
Jude’s original purpose in writing was to write about the salvation he shared with these individuals
Common - mutual/shared
Salvation - only attained through the person and redemptive work of Jesus
I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude abandoned his original purpose of writing (common salvation) and instead felt the need to write for them to contend for the faith
Appealing
② to urge strongly, appeal to, urge, exhort, encourage
Contend
to exert intense effort on behalf of someth., contend.
Delivered
③ to pass on to another what one knows, of oral or written tradition, hand down, pass on, transmit, relate, teach
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation,
This sentence contains five clauses that explain the new purpose in Jude’s writing
Two independent
For certain people have crept in unnoticed (independent) (dependents describe judgment awaiting)
Who were written about long ago for this condemnation (dependent)
Ungodly people (independent) (dependents describe independent)
Who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality (dependent)
And deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ (dependent)
Crept in unnoticed
slip in stealthily, sneak in
Condemnation
④ legal decision rendered by a judge, judicial verdict
Ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Pervert
② to effect a change in state or condition, change, alter
Sensuality
they interpret divine goodness as an opportunity to ignore God and do what they please)
Deny
③ to disclaim association with a pers.
or event, deny, repudiate, disown
Jesus our Master and Lord
① one who has legal control and authority over persons, such as subjects or slaves, lord, master
② one who is in a position of authority, lord, master
Application
We are loved by God the Father
Contend for the faith
Each Christ-follower is to contend (exert intense effort) for the faith
We cannot be passive in contending for the faith
Ungodly people will creep in and pervert the grace of God and deny Jesus as Lord/Master
The threat of perverting the Gospel/doctrine is very, very real
False doctrine will destroy the church
Main Point
Jude writes to these individuals because false teachers have crept into the church and the congregation needs to contend for the faith
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