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    The Letter of Jude: Contending for the Faith
    The Letter of Jude: Contending for the Faith
    The Letter of Jude: Contending for the Faith
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    The Letter of Jude: Contending for the Faith

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    Contending For The Faith A powerful and inspired letter written to all who are redeemed, set apart, preserved, an called, blessing them with the love and peace of God and exhorting them to contend for the faith given to them by God in Jesus Christ.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPractical Christianity Foundation
    Release dateAug 21, 2020
    ISBN9781600980695
    The Letter of Jude: Contending for the Faith

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      The Letter of Jude - Practical Christianity Foundation

      Notes

      PREFACE

      From the conception of the Practical Christianity Foundation, it has been the goal of the organization to convey the truth in Scripture through verse-by-verse devotional studies such as this one. As part of that goal, we agree in an attempt neither to prove nor disprove any traditional or alternative interpretations, beliefs, or doctrines, but rather to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth contained within the Scriptures. Any interpretations relating to ambiguous passages that are not directly and specifically verifiable by other scriptural references are simply presented in what we believe to be the most likely intention of the message based upon those things that we are specifically told. In those instances, our conclusions are noted as interpretive, and such analyses should not be understood as doctrinal positions that we are attempting to champion.

      This study is divided into sections, usually between six and eight verses, and each section concludes with a Notes/Applications passage, which draws practical insight from the related verses that can be applied to contemporary Christian living. The intent is that the reader will complete one section per day, will gain a greater understanding of the verses within that passage, and will daily be challenged toward a deeper commitment to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Also included at certain points within the text are Dig Deeper boxes, which are intended to assist readers who desire to invest additional time to study topics that relate to the section in which these boxes appear. Our prayer is that this study will impact the lives of all believers, regardless of age, ethnicity, or education.

      Each of PCF’s original projects is a collaborative effort of many writers, content editors, grammatical editors, transcribers, researchers, readers, and other contributors, and as such, we present them only as products of the Practical Christianity Foundation as a whole. These works are not for the recognition or acclamation of any particular individual but are written simply as a means to uphold and fulfill the greater purpose of our Mission Statement, which is to exalt the Holy Name of God Almighty by declaring the redemptive message of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to the lost global community and equipping the greater Christian community through the communication of the Holy Word of God in its entirety through every appropriate means available.

      Practical Christianity Foundation Value Statements

      1.We value the Holy Name of God and will strive to exalt Him through godly living, committed service, and effective communication. As long as you live, you, your children, and your grandchildren must fear the Lord your God. All of you must obey all his laws and commands that I’m giving you, and you will live a long time (Deuteronomy 6:2).

      2.We value the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for a lost world and will strive to communicate His redemptive message to the global community. Then Jesus said to them, ‘So wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News’ (Mark 16:15).

      3.We value the Holy Word of God and will strive to communicate it in its entirety. ¹⁶Every Scripture passage is inspired by God. All of them are useful for teaching, pointing out errors, correcting people, and training them for a life that has God’s approval. ¹⁷They equip God’s servants so that they are completely prepared to do good things (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

      4.We value spiritual growth in God’s people and will strive to enhance that process through the effective communication of God’s Holy Word, encouraging them to be lovers of the truth. But grow in the good will and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him now and for that eternal day! Amen (2 Peter 3:18).

      5.We value the equipping ministry of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and will strive to provide resources for that ministry by the communication of God’s Holy Word through every appropriate means available. ¹¹He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts to his church. ¹²Their purpose is to prepare God’s people to serve and to build up the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:11–12).

      The Epistle of JUDE

      Introduction

      This letter was written by a man named Jude (English) or Judas (Greek) or Judah (Hebrew) to Christians throughout the Roman world. The name means May Jehovah be praised.¹ Judas was a popular name in those times, and there are several men by this name in the New Testament, including two of Jesus’ chosen disciples—Judas the Less and the traitor Judas Iscariot. However, verse seventeen implies that the writer of this epistle was not one of the Twelve. Another Judas was prominent in the early Jerusalem church. He traveled with Paul, Barnabas, and Silas to Antioch (Acts 15:22). However, there is also little reason to believe that he was the author. In verse one, this Judas identifies himself as the brother of James, the half brother of Jesus who wrote the epistle that bears his name. When Jesus taught in the synagogue in Nazareth, the people identified members of His family. Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary? Aren’t his brothers’ names James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55). Accordingly, scholars generally agree that this letter was written by Judas, a half-brother to Jesus.²

      There is a striking similarity between Jude’s letter and Peter’s second letter, which seems to suggest they were confronting similar problems and presents a possible basis for dating these books closely. Peter had foretold that false teachers would arise (2 Peter 2:1, 3:3), but Jude describes how they had already slipped in among you (Jude 4).³ Peter’s second epistle is generally dated around A.D. 67–68, so it can be assumed that Jude was written within a few years of Peter’s epistles. It is impossible to be more precise on the date because Jude was not specific in naming a particular body of believers, nor did he specifically identify the heresy to which he was responding.

      The early church was beset by the permeation of many cultural, religious, and philosophical influences that required that the gospel message be more clearly defined. Paul’s letters argued incessantly for the uniqueness of Christ, the truth of His resurrection, the power of His salvation, and the freedom that this salvation afforded. This was the moral law to which they should have been subject.

      On the one hand, there were the Judaizers, who believed that a Gentile had to become a child of the Law as a mandatory criterion of their faith. Part of this required that all males be circumcised. Therein lies the crux of the first real controversy that ran rampant through the congregations of the early church. To the Judaizers, the Law was still supreme. Paul argued vehemently against this since the Spirit also came upon Gentiles, who were not subject to Jewish Law. This debate was decisively resolved at the first Jerusalem Council (Acts 15).

      On the other hand, there were the Gnostics, who believed in the duality of

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