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Jude
Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 3, 2026 (message contributor)
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1. What Is A Christian?
Contributed on Jan 3, 2026
If it was a crime to be a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? Are you able to say what a Christian is?
“Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.” [1] A little boy once asked his father, “Daddy, what is a Christian?” The dad patiently explained to his son ...read more
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2. When Is It Right To Be Contentious?
Contributed on Jan 6, 2026
God entrusts defense of the Faith to members of the congregation of the Faithful. Each church member is to stand firm against error rather than depending upon specialists.
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” When our children were young, we taught them a little rhyme. You may have recited it with your ...read more
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3. Dreadful Examples
Contributed on Jan 13, 2026
Jude warns against rebelling against God by pointing to three instances of divine judgement.
“Certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. “Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people ...read more
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4. The Punishment Of Eternal Fire
Contributed on Feb 2, 2026
God's warning of eternal damnation is a mark of His grace toward mankind.
“Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.” [1] The doctrine of eternal punishment has become the domain of comedians in this day. It is as though our ...read more
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5. Contempt For The Angels
Contributed on Feb 9, 2026
Jude delivers a full on assault against those who wear the livery of the Faith while denying the authority the Lord has instituted for mankind.
“Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ...read more
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6. The Gospel Of The Flesh
Contributed on Feb 17, 2026
Godliness reveals the presence of Ghrist in an individual's life. When the flesh prevails in a life, people become indistinguishable from unreasoning beasts.
“These people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.” [1] Though man is created in the image of God, man without the Spirit of God is spiritually on a par with brute beasts. Understanding this, ...read more
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7. Lessons From History
Contributed on Feb 23, 2026
Jude warns against cynicism, against greed, and against rebellion, just as he warns against accepting as leaders those exhibiting these characteristics.
“Woe to [the godless infiltrators]! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion.” [1] Long years past, the Roman historian Tacitus wrote, “The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent ...read more
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8. The Fate Of Disobedience
Contributed on Mar 2, 2026
Christ Jesus is coming to judge the wicked.
“It was also about [lawless people] that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgement on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and ...read more
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9. Complaining About God And His People
Contributed on Mar 11, 2026
The character of false teachers is revealed as Jude cites an apocryphal book.
“It was also about these [false teachers, scoffers, and ungodly people] that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have ...read more
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10. In The Last Time
Contributed on Mar 17, 2026
Warnings of the conditions marking the churches in the last times are woven throughout the pages of the New Testament. Jude forcefully reminds readers of the need to be aware of what was coming.
“You must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, ‘In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.’ It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.” “This is now the second letter that I ...read more
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11. Staying Busy In These Last Days
Contributed on Apr 10, 2026
Each Christian is assigned responsibilities that are to be fulfilled as we await the return of the Master.
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to ...read more
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12. Reclaiming What Was Lost
Contributed on Apr 14, 2026
We who follow the Risen Saviour are to reach out to the lost, to the least, and to the last.
“Have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.” [1] Followers of the Risen Lord are builders. We who follow the Christ have been divinely charged with a binding duty to avoid destroying ...read more
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13. God Is Always Working For Us
Contributed on Apr 21, 2026
God promises His people that He will keep them from stumbling, keep them blameless, and ensure that they experience great joy. He will do all this for His people while sharing His glory now and eternally.
“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, 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.” [1] God does not ...read more