Jude urgently warns believers to contend for the faith against false teachers who have infiltrated the church. It uses Old Testament examples to illustrate God's judgment on the ungodly.
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๐ About This Book
Purpose
To urgently warn against false teachers who had infiltrated the church - calling believers to contend for the faith.
Audience
All believers facing the threat of false teaching within their communities.
Key Themes
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Did You Know?
- Written by Jesus' half-brother (brother of James)
- Only 25 verses but packs powerful warnings against false teachers
- Quotes from 1 Enoch (v. 14-15) - a non-canonical Jewish text
- References a dispute between Michael and Satan over Moses' body (v. 9)
- Contains the beautiful doxology 'Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling' (v. 24-25)
- Closely parallels 2 Peter chapter 2
- Uses three OT examples of judgment: Israel, angels, Sodom
- Jude originally planned to write about salvation but changed topics
- One of the most neglected books in the Bible
- Contains 'contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints' (v. 3)