Jude 3 KJV [3] “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” The name Jude means praise. Jude wanted to praise God for the great salvation we have in Christ. But the Spirit of God led him to write about a more pressing matter. It was more needful to write about the battle over the truth. Apostates were rising up, and someone had to call them …
“God’s Multiplication”
Jude 2 KJV [2] “Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.” What does it mean to be a child of God? According to verse one, we are sanctified, which means set apart. We are also preserved, which means carefully watched and guarded. Finally, we see in verse one that we are called. That means that it was the Godhead that took the initiative in our lives. What a blessing to know that the Father has set us apart, and the Son carefully watches and guards us. It is a blessing to know that salvation began in the …
“Jude the Brother of James”
Jude 1 KJV [1] “Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:” What is the connection between the book of James and the book of Jude? The answer is before us in our text. Jude, the author of this epistle, had a strong connection with James. He was his brother in the flesh and his brother in the family of God. These two brothers were connected spiritually and physically by birth. Jude was also the half-brother of our Lord Jesus …
“A Heart for the Wayward”
James 5:20 KJV [20] “Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” The sinner in our text is a believer, not an unbeliever. Sin in the life of a Christian is worse than sin in the life of an unbeliever. We expect unbelievers to sin, but God expects His children to obey His Word, and He will chasten His children whenever they fail to do so. We should always attempt to win the lost, but we must not …