The Book of Jude

Jude teaches us to grow in Godliness
There have always been those who attempt to divert God’s people from their main purpose. God knows how to deal with the rebellious, but believers are warned not to participate with any such persons. The wicked appeals to the lusts of the eye, lusts of the flesh, and to inordinate pride. They will pretend to love God, appear to do good works, but on close examination they are as fruitless as the fig tree that Jesus cursed. The wise will be able to identify those whose object is to be god, rather than to serve God. It will take a deep spiritual heart to know how to reach any who are deep into evil without being contaminated....hating the sin but still loving the sinner.

Jude Invites us to:
V. 3 Contend strongly for biblical faith. Accept no form of alteration
V. 4 Reject anyone who teaches that grace is “God’s permission to sin.” Understand that such teaching is godlessness.
V. 8-19 Beware of teachers whose behavior or teaching includes such things as:
1. Licentious behavior
2. Disrespect or rejection of authority
3. Greed or love of money
4. Empty promises
5. Straying from biblical truth
6. Grumbling and complaining
7. Critical, divisive, and destructive behavior
8. Motivation by personal gain
9. Self-promotion
10. Flattery of others when it is to his advantage
V. 20, 21 Pray continuously in the Spirit for self-edification and the building up of your faith. Persist in loving attitudes and behavior through the Holy Spirit
V. 23 Use wisdom and discernment when dealing with those who are in error or in sin.

We fully acknowledge that only by the working and grace of God is anyone able to come joyfully into His presence in blameless worship. He is the lawful Ruler of every life. Our God is King of the Universe How blessed we are to serve him. Trust God’s ability to bring you blameless into His presence (V. 24,25).

Jude 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
Jude 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 8-19 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in.
Jude 20-21 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Jude 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh
Jude 24-25 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever, Amen

Blessings to you all,

Tony Sanchez