In bringing this study of the Epistle of Jude to a conclusion, I thought it best to conclude with some selected comments from excellent Bible teachers; past and present.
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17 (ESV)
“The epistle of Jude may be short, but it is packed. In the span of just 25 verses, Jude manages to remind those reading/hearing this letter of a received body of doctrine (“the faith once for all delivered”) which came to them directly from the apostles themselves. Jude warns churches to be on guard for false teachers, and reminds us of the inevitability of God’s judgment upon those who seek to exploit God’s people, or lead them astray. Jude then gives the church specific instructions as how to remain in the love of God, until Jesus returns, as promised, at the end of the age. Christians are to build themselves up in the faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, and eagerly await the Lord’s return. Not bad for a twenty-five-verse epistle.” – Pastor Kim Riddlebarger
“Jude wrote this urgent letter to counter ungodly persons who turned the grace of God into lawlessness, and by their audacious blasphemy denied the Lord Jesus Christ. These false teachers claimed the authority to teach on the basis of their so-called visions and were causing division within the churches.Jude exhorts the churches to defend the apostolic faith and to recognize that God will judge these false teachers. Therefore they continue to engage in spiritual discipline and anticipate the coming of Jesus Christ, at which time God will present the faithful to himself as a holy and rejoicing people.”
“Jude’s method is to remind the readers of what they already know and to reinforce that message. By appealing to the Old Testament, to contemporary writings, and to the teaching of the apostles, he affirms the certainty of divine judgment. By a denunciatory description of the false teachers and their fate, he renders them unattractive to the readers. And by an exhortation to spiritual discipline he assures them of their stability in the faith. Finally, in the doxology he gives ultimate assurance that God is able to preserve the faithful and to present them to himself holy and blameless” –George E. Ladd
“Jude closes the Epistle with praise to God; by which he shews that our exhortations and labors can do nothing except through the power of God accompanying them.” – John Calvin
“Many people today are tempted to surrender the fight for absolute truth, give up the belief that Jesus is the only way to heaven, and accept the plurality of beliefs around the world as valid ways of salvation. Sadly, churches have not been immune to such pervasive teaching, and indeed some have succumbed to the pressure, turning their backs on truth to embrace error. The letter of Jude, which has much to say about these issues, has often been neglected. Perhaps this is because the letter, though brief, is packed with difficult allusions that can be confusing. However, Jude’s message is especially needed today, for it reminds “those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ” (Jude 1) to contend for the faith and continue in the faith.” – Sarah Ivill
“In all contending for the faith we must “keep ourselves in the love of God,” the counterpart of which is that the love of God must be in us. We must love, even while we contend against the errors of apostatisers. We must love their souls even while we oppose their words and deplore their ways. Sometimes it is delicately difficult to keep these separate, but the love of Christ in our hearts will put wisdom on our lips. There are some who “contend” against us. Endless counter-contention with them is useless. But there are others who need “snatching out of the fire”; they have been deceived, and in one sense or another, i.e. by bewilderment, remorse, doubt or danger, are in the fire. And there an still others on whom we are to “have mercy with fear,” i.e. being cautious lest in seeking to bring them back we should defile our own garments.” – J. Sidlow Baxter, Explore the Book
May the Lord’s truth and grace be found here. Have a blessed day in the Lord.
Soli deo Gloria!
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