Jude.
Contending earnestly for the faith against those who turn grace into licentiousness.
Who wrote Jude?
Jude, brother of James and half-brother of Jesus.
Who was it written for?
Churches facing infiltrators teaching that grace gave license to immorality.
Structure
- One chapter, 25 verses; uses extra-biblical sources (1 Enoch, the Assumption of Moses).
Key verses
Why Jude matters
Jude is short and fierce. He uses imagery from extra-canonical Jewish literature (1 Enoch, the Assumption of Moses) to indict false teachers. The closing doxology (1:24–25) — "to him who is able to keep you from stumbling" — is one of Scripture's most-loved blessings, often used as a benediction.
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