A letter from Jude to address false teachings and urge Christians to defend the truth of the Good News.
INTRODUCTION TO
Jude
Outline:
- Introduction. (ver. 1-2)
- Condemnation of false teachers. (ver. 3-16)
- A call to persevere. (ver. 17-23)
- Doxology of Jude. (ver. 24-25)
Author: Jude (the brother of James, and the half brother of Jesus Christ).
Date Written: Between a.d. 65 and 80.
Title: From the book’s author, Jude.
Background: Jude writes this letter to combat a false teaching, a form of Gnosticism, in the church. This erroneous doctrine teaches that the sins of the body do not affect the purity of the soul and, thus, opens the door for people to engage in all kinds of immoral and perverted evils. Jude, like his brother James, did not believe that his half brother Jesus was the Son of God until after the resurrection. This may account for why Jude refers to himself only as a servant of Jesus Christ.
Where Written: Uncertain (possibly outside of Palestine).
To Whom: To believers in Jesus Christ.
Content: Jude writes this letter to warn believers that godless men bearing false doctrines about Jesus and the Christian walk are polluting the churches. Jude reminds the people of God’s previous judgments against Israel’s unbelief, angels’ disobedience, and Sodom and Gomorrha’s corruption. These three Old Testament judgments are followed by three declarations of woe to godless men who have taken the way of Cain, Balaam, and Core. Jude refers to Jewish tradition regarding Enoch’s prophecy of the doom of the ungodly and makes reference to the apostles’ predictions of evil, divisions, and apostasy. But still Jude encourages the faithful to remain strong and true and to show mercy to those who doubt. The power and authority of Jesus Christ is proclaimed with great joy.
Key Words: “Contend”; “Godless.”
The mission of this letter from Jude is to urge the believers to “contend” for the faith that has been entrusted to them (ver. 3). It painstakingly details the sin and the assured judgment of all “godless” people.
Themes: • Christians need to beware of false teachers infiltrating their churches. • Godless people can be detected by their beliefs, their acts, and their words. • Believers should be merciful to unbelievers. • Jesus Christ will cleanse all believers and present them without fault to God. • The judgment of God on unbelievers is certain.
Course Description
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Certification
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Who this course is for
- Anyone interested in learning about business (only practical concepts that you can use and no boring theory + we won’t cover business topics that are common sense).
