Today let's talk about Jude in the New Testament in this series we are on called uncommon books. Jude in Hebrew means Judah, and In Greek it means Judas. They are not certain but believe it could be the brother of the Lord. The letter written by Jude is not known to whom it was written meaning the location of the people it was intended for. From what I have read it was very general and could have been for anyone rom Jews to Gentiles to Christians.
Jude took it upon himself to warn the people of immoral men in their midst perverting the grace of God. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Jude 4:4 NASB. People were being led to sin by this false teaching.
Jude exposes this and tells the people to be on guard. 20 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 forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 24 Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1: 20-21, 24-25 NASB.
This book is small but worth reading over and over again. it gives good insight into what is happening today about false teaching and leading men to pervert the grace of God. Bible is not just something you read and is old and doesn't apply to today but is a book that is as relevant today as it was back then and can be used for such purposes of correction, teaching, for rebuke, for training in righteousness as is stated in 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB.
Have a Jude day!
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