The Letter of
JUDE
Author:
A younger half brother of the Lord Jesus Christ and the brother of James.
Date:
Somewhere between 68 and 80 AD.
Themes:
Jude writes of those in the Church who reject the truth of Christ and teach their own false doctrines. By the inspiration of God’s Spirit he severely condemns their teaching and their life style. A key thought is in v 3 – “content earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints”.
Contents:
The reason for writing 3,4
Examples of God’s judgment on evil in former times 5-7
Evil men in the present time 5-19
They are spiritually ignorant 10
They follow the evil ways of 3 evil men 11
They are leaders in churches 12
Their end will be terrible 13
Enoch prophesied about them 14,15
Their character 16
Christ’s apostles warned about them 17,18
How believers should behave 20-23
Benediction 24,25