Jude Blog 1

This “letter essay” was possible written by Jude, the brother of James and of Jesus. Because the author dose not specify which Jude he is it make it “probable that the letter was genuinely written by Jude. At the same time, his lack of clarifications s to which Jude he is and the fact that he seems to be already known to his readers suggest that he is the most prominent Jude, brother of the most prominent James—the younger brother of Jesus” (Keener 752). Jude is a letter used as a sermon (Keener 753). The letter “exhorts it recipients to remain unwavering in faith and tot lead virtuous lives, while rejecting the immoral lure of false teachers who are preying upon the community” (Senior 2207) with sexually immoral lifestyles and teaching arrogance (Keener 752). The author wants the recipients to remain faithful until the end (Senior 2207).
“Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” Jude 3
One thing that I am learning this month is that faith is something that each person has to fight to keep. I don't mean that somebody is going to come at take it away. Remember that parable of the sower? We need to keep taking in the water and nutrients from the Scriptures and from God in order to keep growing strong. Contend for your faith and for the faith of others around you.

WORKS CITED

Keener, Craig S. “Jude,” Pages 734-746 in The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1993.

Senior, Donald. “The Letter of Jude.” Pages 2195-2196 in The New Interpreter’s Study Bible with the Apocrypha. Edited by Walter J. Harrelson et al. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003.