Who Was Jude in the Bible?
Who Was Jude in the Bible? Jude was the brother of James and half-brother of Jesus who wrote the short but powerful epistle warning against false teachers.
Key verse: Jude 1:1 (KJV)
Jude was the brother of James and half-brother of Jesus who wrote the short but powerful epistle warning against false teachers.
Jude was the brother of James and half-brother of Jesus who wrote the short but powerful epistle warning against false teachers.
"Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called." — Jude 1:1 (KJV)
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Jude — also called Judas, the brother of James — identifies himself in his letter as 'the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James.' Like James, he was a half-brother of Jesus through Mary. He intended to write about their common salvation but was compelled instead to 'earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints' because false teachers had crept in. His letter is one of the most intense in the New Testament — he draws on Old Testament history, the book of Enoch, and the prophecy of Michael to expose those who turn God's grace into licentiousness. He concludes with one of the most beautiful doxologies in Scripture: '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.' Jude is a call to vigilance, a warning against spiritual compromise, and a celebration of God's preserving grace.
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"Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called."
"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares... turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness."
"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. Amen."
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