Category: Jude

The book of Jude begins with an earnest plea that everyone should contend for the faith which was once for all time delivered to the saints. Then it proceeds to show the erosion of that faith in the minds and hearts of the people, and it urges us to follow the steps whereby we may… Continue reading Seven steps back to the faith

After exhorting us to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints, Jude warns us in verses 11–19 about the ungodly persons who turn the grace of God into licentiousness and try to draw people away from that faith. “These men” are the plague of the ages. They are… Continue reading These men-2

In Jude 3 and 4, two trends are defined: the trend we create as we eagerly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints, and the great tide of ungodliness that we battle and contend against. In verses 8 through 19 we read about a specific group of men referred to as… Continue reading These men-1

The entire book of Jude focuses upon the end-time conditions at the coming of the Lord. Therefore it is an important book for those who are contending for the faith that was once delivered to the saints (verse 3). It points out the moral conditions of the end-time—the rebellion, the apostasy, the drawing back from… Continue reading Sodom repeated

Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. Jude 5. There is a kind of knowledge which you accept mentally, but that kind of knowledge you can also reject.… Continue reading The jeopardy of unbelief

The book of Jude is basically geared to and beamed at the people living in this present age. Although it ends with positive instructions, the entire book seems to be almost a lamentation, an exhortation and warning: “Get back to the faith! Get back to the faith! Be careful! The judgments are coming!” Finally, verse… Continue reading The faith-pure or perverted?