Exposition Of JudeSampel

The final verses of Jude take a look at the foundation of the faith based on the writings of the apostles. This starts off in verses 17-19. Through these writings, Scripture provides the firm ground, or the anchor, for a strong faith. Instead of being biblically minded, the false teachers are said to be wordly-minded (Jude 19).

In Jude 20-23, he writes about building, growing, and tending to our faith instead of. having a stagnant, static faith. The building materials and prayer in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20); being kept by the love of God (Jude 21); waiting for the mercy of God (an eternal perspective); being a part of the community of faith: helping the doubting, saving the perishing, and disciplining the fleshly or carnal (Jude 23).

Jude finishes his writings by speaking of the One Who secures and rules over our faith (Jude 24-25). Jude’s benediction is then given to  God who keeps us from stumbling and to Whom belongs glory, majesty, and dominion (Jude 24-25). The “faith once for all delivered” is a secure faith because ultimately it is in the God who rules over all things “before all time and now and forever. Amen” (Jude 25).

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