The Book of Jude
Contend for the faith — a short, urgent call to stand firm, and a soaring closing blessing.
Overview
Jude is a short, urgent letter calling believers to contend for the faith against those who twist grace into a licence to sin. It is a bracing reminder that truth is worth defending.
Yet it ends on one of the most beautiful notes in the Bible: a doxology to the God who is able to keep us from falling and present us faultless before his glory with exceeding joy.
Key themes
Contend for the faith
Believers must earnestly defend the gospel once delivered to the saints.
Keep yourselves in God's love
Guard your own faith through prayer and God's word.
Kept by God
Ultimately God is able to keep us from falling — our security is in him.
Key verses from Jude
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.
One of Scripture's most beautiful closing blessings.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
How to read Jude
Read it in a couple of minutes, then linger on the closing blessing.
Feel its urgency about guarding the truth of the gospel.
End with verse 24 as a prayer of confidence in God's keeping.