Jan 31, 2025
Jude continues his warning to the church about the ones who crept in unawares, saying these have gone in the way of Cain. Cain despised God's way, substituting a "better" way of works, typifying the first false religion. His responses to God were peppered with falsehood; his efforts, though laborious, were futile; and...
Jan 30, 2025
The sixth message in the Epistle of Jude is both an admonition and an encouragement. The admonition is to not be moved away from the doctrine that keeps us going from faith to faith, despite those that creep into the church with "special revelations." The encouragement is to never forget the grace of God. The same...
Jan 29, 2025
Jude points out in a style of triplicates, three examples of defection from God and the accompanying ruin: the children of Israel, the angels, and Sodom and Gomorrah. The escape is to keep contending for the faith. Defection can occur in any form, but faith toward God occurs one way: in simplicity, in truth, through...
Jan 28, 2025
Apostasy is in our nature and it can creep into the church very quickly. Jude wrote his epistle to put apostasy in check; reminding us that while God delivered His people from Egypt, He destroyed that first generation for their faithlessness. Even after the people saw God's miracles of deliverance in Egypt, they were...
Jan 27, 2025
With a true pastor's heart, Jude wrote his epistle to address false teaching and apostasy that was creeping into the church. His inclusion of "mercy" in his greeting and benediction suggests those in the church needed help beyond grace alone. We face many attacks in our faith walk, and we need to be prepared to...