Jesus brothers came to believe in jesus as the son of god later, after his resurrection john 7. A letter for the last days the instruction in judes letter jude 1. The epistle of jude is a brief book of only a single chapter with 25 verses. The epistle of jude judes closing doxology 24 25 introduction 1. The epistle closes with a doxology of a high and solemn strain, resembling in some respects that with which the epistle to the romans concludes.
Jude 2425 nkjv glory to god now to him who is able bible. In reading jude, the words apostasy and apostate are not present. A warning about ungodly men who have crept in unnoticed. Id invite you to turn with me to jude, right at the end of the new testament, right before the book of revelation, as we look one last time at this short letter. Show compassion towards certain who contend jude 1. What does it mean that god is able to keep us from falling. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of his glory blameless with great joy. So instead of writing about the salvation they shared, jude wrote a brief, hardhitting letter to the churches of the world. Jude is dealing with the subject of apostasy and with apostates. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, jude 1. Look into the noahide laws that is on the books in america. In judes song of praise, the only wise god our saviour jude 1.
A sermon examining the proper response to the truths found in the book of jude. Jude 1, new international version niv the bible app. Judes benediction is very beautiful, and should be used interchangeably with all the others which are found at the conclusion of all the epistles. A commentary on the book of jude gods condemnation of. Verses 2425 jude encourages his readers with words of praise, to remind them of gods great love and power.
Verses 24, 25 now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, to the only god our saviour, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. This quote is also found in the apocryphal book of enoch and refers to christ returning to execute. Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you in regard to our common salvation. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics bible interpretation. The most popular bible verses from jude top verses bible. And in those two verses, we come facetoface with a doxology. He is able to keep us from falling literally, he keeps us unfallen, and he is able to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy verse 24, kjv. As we have said, this jude is not one of the twelve, but was, in fact, a child of joseph and mary, and therefore, a halfbrother of yeshua. The children of god needed to keep their eyes open for this kind of behavior in the churches. Rose remarked that, if jude is known or noticed at all by churchgoers, it is because of the frequent use of jude 1. The book of jude is an important book for us today because it is written for the end times, for the end of the church age. Jude was the halfbrother of jesus, born after jesus, a son of joseph and mary. Jude concludes by telling christians that god is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only god, our savior, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before. To god our only savior, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, government and power before every age and every name, and to all ages.
Verses 24 25 jude encourages his readers with words of praise, to remind them of gods great love and power. Because there are no doctrinal issues discussed, the challenges of this letter have to do with interpretation in the normal process of discerning the meaning of the text. If peter is the author of ii peter, then the date is close to his lifetime he died in a. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy jude 1.
But i found it necessary and was impelled to write you and urgently appeal to and exhort you to contend for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints the faith which is that sum of christian belief which was delivered verbally to the holy people of god. Before judas iscariot betrayal, judas was a very popular name among the jews for two reasons number one judas is the greek version of the hebrew name judah and secondly, judas maccabaeus was the name of a very famous jewish revolutionary warrior who fought against the. He was referring to all of the apostles and disciples in the past, which had warned about false teachers and prophets that were coming to deceive. Jude is the author of the last book of this section of the new testament. Jude 125 niv jude, a servant of jesus christ and a. Thats why we should pay close attention to this book. The central theme of the book is a warning about the evils perpetrated in the christian church by ungodly persons who consider themselves christian believers. In just 25 verses, jude covers a few important points for christians to. It was composed as an encyclical letterthat is, one not directed to the members of one church in particular, but intended rather to be circulated and read in all churches. He was married and traveled a good deal, taking his wife 1 co 9. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy 25 to the only god our savior be.
We must love, even while we contend against the errors of apostatisers. The depraved character of these teachers is denounced by jude as despicable and detestable verses 1216. Jude 2425 new revised standard version, anglicised catholic edition nrsvace benediction. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. About the verse the book of jude is a short epistle that is only a single chapter and it ends with this benediction. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy to the only god our savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through jesus christ our lord, before all ages, now. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of jesus christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives.
Weve been in the book of jude for the last four weeks, and now were in the final two verses. This is a problem that the church has always faced. No part of this book may be used or reproduced for commercial purposes in any. It is very easy to discover in the book of jude since the third verse provides the purpose of the book. Then they can help other christians to do the same.
Now viewing scripture range from the book of jude chapter 1. The book of jude the acts of the apostates part 5 judes doxology jude verses 2425 now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise god our saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Verses 1723 jude tells christians how to grow in their knowledge and love of jesus. Free bible commentary on the letter of jude in easy english. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of his glory blameless with great joy, 5. Judes short epistle ends with a benediction a poem of blessing about gods ability1 to keep us from stumbling, present. Each word or phrase that jude uses has rich meaning and exposes the base character of these individuals. Jude concludes by telling christians that god is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only god, our savior, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. The sin and doom of ungodly people dear friends, although i was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, i felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for. To this writer, this benediction instantly brings to mind ike thorne a faithful deacon from the central church of christ, houston, texas, a retired member of plasterers labor.
The date of authorship for jude depends on whether jude used content from 2 peter, or peter used content from jude when writing 2 peter. A plea to contend earnestly for the faith jude 3 b. In the course of his short epistle, jude has had to write some necessary, and to some degree, unpleasant things. What advice does jude give us to keep our love of jesus fresh. Jude, a servant of jesus christ and a brother of james, to those who have been called, who are loved in god the father and kept for jesus christ. I am not really sure why we have this collection because i hardly if ever take the time to read them.