Persevering under pressure

As Jude gets into the meat of his epistle, he addresses the saints to contend for the faith once delivered unto them by God (Jude 3). This communicates to us the need for us to be on the offense in the realm of spiritual warfare (1 Timothy 6:12). Scripture is clear in...

The High Calling of God

We learn in our study of the book of Jude that the Christian life is a calling (Jude 1). Once a person has responded to the gospel call of God unto salvation, that is, to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Mark 1:15; Acts 2:37,38), they are regenerated by the Spirit...

Redeemed!

One of the most wonderful themes in Scripture is the theme of redemption. The term “redeem” conveys the idea of deliverance or ransom. Biblical redemption has a cost, and Scripture declares that the price of man’s redemption is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (1...

Contending for the Faith

Jude purposed to write to the saints about the salvation that we all hold in common, but was led by The Holy Spirit to exhort the believers to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints (Jude 3). The word “contend” suggests the idea of a conflict...

The Atonement

In the Scripture The Lord’s Supper, which is most commonly known as “communion” (1 Corinthians 10:16), was observed by those who had repented of their sin and trusted in the full pardon for sin that has been provided for mankind in and through the Person and work of...

When Not to Show Hospitality

Jesus Christ and Belial have nothing in common (2 Corinthians 6:15). Neither does the doctrine of Christ (2 John 9) have anything in common with the doctrines of devils (1 Timothy 4:1). Thus, when John wrote this epistle to the church, “Whoever transgresses and...