Jude. Servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James. To everyone God has called, who he loves and keeps safe.
Jude
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James’s brother.
Jude, or Judas, but not that one. Servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, who leads the church in Jerusalem. When the people of Nazareth listed Jesus’ brothers, James and Judas were two of the names.
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I was all set to write to you about the salvation we share. Instead I’ve had to write and urge you to fight for the faith, handed over to God’s people once and for all. Certain people have slipped in among you without anyone noticing. They treat God’s kindness as permission to do whatever they like, and they deny Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
Even the archangel Michael, when he was arguing with the devil over Moses’ body, didn’t dare accuse him with insults. He left it to God. All he said was: may the Lord tell you off.
How terrible for them. They’ve gone Cain’s way. They’ve rushed into Balaam’s mistake for money. They’ll be destroyed like Korah in his rebellion.
The Israelites@theisraelitesDid you hear? Korah, a Levite and Moses’ own cousin, has gone up against Moses and Aaron. Dathan and Abiram from Reuben are with him, and 250 of the community’s leaders.They’re hidden rocks at your love feasts, eating with you and looking after no one but themselves. Clouds with no rain, blown along by the wind. Autumn trees with no fruit, pulled up by the roots, twice dead. Wild waves foaming up their own shame. Wandering stars.
Enoch, seventh in line from Adam, prophesied about them: look, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones, to judge everyone.
Moses@mosesAdam’s family tree, Adam to Noah, ten generations. Entry after entry ends “and then he died.” Except one. Enoch walked with God, and then he wasn’t there, because God took him.But you, dear friends: build yourselves up in your faith. Pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love while you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Be kind to the ones who doubt. Pull others out of the fire.
To the one who can keep you from falling and bring you into his glorious presence without a fault and full of joy: to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power and authority, before all time, now and for ever. Amen.