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1:2 May <4129> mercy <1656>, peace <1515>, and <2532> love <26> be lavished <4129> on you <5213>! 1:3 Dear friends <27>, although I have been <4160> eager <4710> to write <1125> to you <5213> about <4012> our <2257> common <2839> salvation <4991>, I now feel <2192> compelled <318> instead to write <1125> to encourage <3870> you <5213> to contend earnestly <1864> for the faith <4102> that was once for all <530> entrusted <3860> to the saints <40>. 1:4 For <1063> certain <5100> men <444> have secretly slipped in <3921> among you– men who long ago <3819> were marked out <4270> for the condemnation <2917> I am about to describe– ungodly men <765> who have turned <3346> the grace <5485> of our <2257> God <2316> into <1519> a license <766> for evil and <2532> who deny <720> our <2257> only <3441> Master <1203> and <2532> Lord <2962>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:5 Now I desire <1014> to remind <5279> you <5209> (even though you have been fully informed <1492> of these facts once for all <530>) that <3754> Jesus <2962>, having saved <4982> the people <2992> out of <1537> the land <1093> of Egypt <125>, later <1208> destroyed <622> those who did <4100> not <3361> believe <4100>. 1:6 You also <5037> know that the angels <32> who did <5083> not <3361> keep <5083> within their <1438> proper domain <746> but <235> abandoned <620> their own <2398> place of residence <3613>, he has kept <5083> in eternal <126> chains <1199> in <5259> utter darkness <2217>, locked up for <1519> the judgment <2920> of the great <3173> Day <2250>. 1:7 So also <5613> Sodom <4670> and <2532> Gomorrah <1116> and <2532> the neighboring <4012> <846> towns <4172>, since they indulged in sexual immorality <1608> and <2532> pursued <565> <3694> unnatural desire <4561> in a way similar <3664> to these angels <5125>, are now displayed <4295> as an example <1164> by suffering <5254> the punishment <1349> of eternal <166> fire <4442>. 1:8 Yet <3305> these men <3778>, as a result <3668> of their dreams <1797>, defile <3392> the flesh <4561>, reject <114> authority <2963>, and <1161> insult <987> the glorious ones <1391>. 1:9 But <1161> even when <3753> Michael <3413> the archangel <743> was arguing <1256> with the devil <1228> and debating <1252> with him concerning <4012> Moses <3475>’ body <4983>, he did <5111> not <3756> dare <5111> to bring <2018> a slanderous <988> judgment <2920>, but <235> said <2036>, “May <2008> the Lord <2962> rebuke <2008> you <4671>!” 1:10 But <1161> these men <3778> do <1492> not <3756> understand <1492> the things <3745> they slander <987>, and <1161> they are being destroyed <5351> by the very things <3745> that, like <5613> irrational <249> animals <2226>, they <1987> instinctively <5447> comprehend <1987>. 1:11 Woe <3759> to them <846>! For <3754> they have traveled down <1632> Cain’s <2535> path <3598>, and <2532> because of greed have abandoned <4198> themselves to Balaam’s <903> error <4106>; hence <2532>, they will certainly perish <622> in Korah’s <2879> rebellion <485>. 1:12 These men <3778> are <1510> dangerous reefs <4694> at <1722> your <5216> love <26> feasts, feasting <4910> without reverence <870>, feeding <4165> only themselves <1438>. They are waterless <504> clouds <3507>, carried along <3911> by <5259> the winds <417>; autumn <5352> trees <1186> without fruit <175>– twice <1364> dead <599>, uprooted <1610>; 1:13 wild <66> sea <2281> waves <2949>, spewing out <1890> the foam of their <1438> shame <152>; wayward <4107> stars <792> for whom <3739> the utter depths <2217> of <1519> eternal <165> darkness <4655> have been reserved <5083>. 1:14 Now Enoch <1802>, the seventh <1442> in descent beginning with <575> Adam <76>, even <1161> prophesied <4395> of them <5125>, saying <3004>, “Look <2400>! The Lord <2962> is coming <2064> with <1722> thousands and thousands <3461> of his <846> holy ones <40>, 1:15 to execute <4160> judgment <2920> on <2596> all <3956>, and <2532> to convict <1651> every person <3956> of <4012> all <3956> their <846> thoroughly ungodly <763> deeds <2041> that <3739> they have committed <764>, and <2532> of <4012> all <3956> the harsh words <4642> that <3739> ungodly <765> sinners <268> have spoken <2980> against <2596> him <846>.” 1:16 These people <3778> are <1510> grumblers <1113> and fault-finders <3202> who go <4198> wherever <2596> their <846> desires <1939> lead them, and <2532> they give bombastic <5246> speeches <2980>, enchanting <2296> folks <4383> for their own gain <5622> <5484>. 1:17 But <1161> you <5210>, dear friends <27>– recall <3415> the predictions <4487> foretold <4280> by <5259> the apostles <652> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1:18 For <3754> they said <3004> to you <5213>, “In <1909> the end <2078> time <5550> there will come <1510> scoffers <1703>, propelled <4198> by <2596> their own <1438> ungodly <763> desires <1939>.” 1:19 These people <3778> are <1510> divisive <592>, worldly <5591>, devoid of the Spirit <4151>. 1:20 But <1161> you <5210>, dear friends <27>, by building <2026> yourselves <1438> up <2026> in your <5216> most holy <40> faith <4102>, by <1722> praying <4336> in the Holy <40> Spirit <4151>, 1:21 maintain <5083> yourselves <1438> in <1722> the love <26> of God <2316>, while anticipating <4327> the mercy <1656> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> that brings <1519> eternal <166> life <2222>. 1:22 And <2532> have mercy <1653> on those who <3739> waver <1252>; 1:23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy <1653> on others, coupled with a fear <5401> of God, hating <3404> even the clothes <5509> stained <4695> by <575> the flesh <4561>. 1:24 Now <1161> to the one who is able <1410> to keep <5442> you <5209> from falling <679>, and <2532> to cause you to stand <2476>, rejoicing <20>, without blemish <299> before <2714> his <846> glorious presence <1391>, 1:25 to the only <3441> God <2316> our <2257> Savior <4990> through <1223> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>, be glory <1391>, majesty <3172>, power <2904>, and <2532> authority <1849>, before <4253> all <3956> time <165>, and <2532> now <3568>, and <2532> for <1519> all <3956> eternity <165>. Amen <281>.

• Jud 1:3-16 -- Condemnation of the False Teachers
• Jud 1:17-23 -- Exhortation to the Faithful
• Jud 1:24-25 -- Final Blessing

• Jesus, The Christ

  [nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
  

• Jude

  [nave] JUDE Jude 1
  

• Minister

  [nave] MINISTER, a sacred teacher. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics; Call of; Character and Qualifications of; Charge Delivered to; Courage of; Duties of; Duties of the Church to; Emoluments of; Faithful, Instanc...
  

• Sanctification

  [nave] SANCTIFICATION First of Israelites sanctified, Ex. 13:2. All Israel sanctified, Ex. 19:10, 14. Material things sanctified by anointing, Ex. 40:9-11. The Lord the sanctifier, Ex. 31:13; Lev. 20:8; 21:8; 22:9. The altar sa...
  

• James

  [nave] JAMES 1. An apostle. Son of Zebedee and Salome, Matt. 4:21; 27:56. See: Salome. Brother of John, and a fisherman, Luke 5:10. Called to be an apostle, Matt. 4:21, 22; 10:2; Mark 1:19, 20; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13. Surnamed Bo...
  

• Grace of God

  [nave] GRACE OF GOD. Gen. 15:6; Gen. 20:6; Deut. 7:6-9; Deut. 9:4-6; Job 10:12; Job 22:2, 3; Psa. 94:17-19; Psa. 138:3; Psa. 143:11; Dan. 9:18; Dan. 10:18, 19; John 6:44, 45; John 17:11, 12, 15; Acts 4:29, 30; Acts 26:22; Rom. 3:2...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• Call

  [nave] CALL, Personal By Christ, Isa. 55:5; Rom. 1:6; by his Spirit, Rev. 22:17; by his works, Psa. 19:2, 3; Rom. 1:20; by his ministers, Jer. 35:15; 2 Cor. 5:20; by his gospel, 2 Thess. 2:14. Is from darkness to light, 1 Pet. 2...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Servant of the Lord

  [nave] SERVANT OF THE LORD Acts 3:13; 4:27, 30; Rom. 1:1; 6:22; 7:25; 1 Cor. 4:1; 2 Cor. 4:5; 6:4; 11:23; Gal. 1:10; Eph. 6:6, 21; Phil. 1:1; Col. 4:12; Tit. 1:1; Heb. 3:5; Jas. 1:1; 1 Pet. 2:16; Jude 1; Rev. 7:3; 15:3
  

• Judas

  [nave] JUDAS 1. Surnamed Iscariot. Chosen as an apostle, Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:17. Treasurer of the disciples, John 12:6; 13:29. His covetousness exemplified by his protest against the breaking of the box of oi...
  

• JUDE, EPISTLE OF

  [smith] Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. There are no data from which to determine its date or place of writing, but it is placed about A.D. 65. The object of the epist...
  

• JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] JUDE, THE EPISTLE OF - || The Writer I. JUDE'S POSITION IN THE CANON II. THE OCCASION OF ITS COMPOSITION III. DESCRIPTION OF THE LIBERTINES AND APOSTATES IV. RELATION OF JUDE TO THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER 1. Resemblances 2....
  

• Heresy

  [nave] HERESY Propagandism of, forbidden under severe penalties, Deut. 13; Tit. 3:10, 11; 2 John 10, 11. Teachers of, among early Christians, Acts 15:24; 2 Cor. 11:4; Gal. 1:7; 2:4; 2 Pet. 2; Jude 3-16; Rev. 2:2. Paul and Silas a...
  

• PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF

  [isbe] PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF - || I. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF ITS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 1. Ancient Opinion 2. Modern Opinion 3. Dr. Chase's View II. INTERNAL EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF ITS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY 1. Style and Dic...
  

• Reprobacy

  [nave] REPROBACY. Gen. 6:5-7; Gen. 19:13; Deut. 28:15-68; Deut. 31:17, 18; Psa. 81:11, 12; Prov. 1:24-28; Isa. 6:9, 10; Isa. 22:12-14; Isa. 28:13; Isa. 29:9-12; Isa. 65:12; Jer. 6:30; Jer. 7:16; Jer. 15:1; Hos. 5:6; Matt. 13:14, 1...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Angel

  [ebd] a word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a "messenger," and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes. It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1:14: 1 Sam. 11:3; Luke 7:24; 9:52), of...
  [isbe] ANGEL - an'-jel (mal'akh; Septuagint and New Testament, aggelos): I. DEFINITION AND SCRIPTURE TERMS II. ANGELS IN OLD TESTAMENT 1. Nature, Appearances and Functions 2. The Angelic Host 3. The Angel of the Theophany III. ANGE...
  [nave] ANGEL. One of the Holy Trinity Trinitarian authorities interpret the Scriptures cited under this topic as referring to Christ, who according to this view was the divine presence in the wilderness. Called Angel, Acts 7:30, ...
  

• Anarchy

  [nave] ANARCHY. Isa. 3:5-8; Gal. 5:13, 14; 2 Pet. 2:10-19; Jude 8-13; Deut. 12:8; Judg. 17:6; 21:25
  

• Sodom

  [isbe] SODOM - sod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Gen 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an ...
  [smith] (burning), one of the most ancient cities of Syria. It is commonly mentioned in connection with Gomorrah, but also with Admah and Zeboim, and on one occasion -- (Genesis 14:1) ... --with Bela or Zoar. Sodom was evidently the ...
  [nave] SODOM, called also Sodoma. Situated in the plain of the Jordan, Gen. 13:10. The southeastern limit of the Canaanites, Gen. 10:19. Lot dwells at, Gen. 13:12. King of, joins other kings of the nations resisting the invasion ...
  

• Moses Dies

  

• The Angel Marriages, the Rebel Angels

  

• [Jud 1:21] Who Will Open Mercy’s Door?

  Who will open mercy’s door? Jesus will! Jesus will! As for pardon, I implore? Jesus, blessèd Jesus will! Refrain Jesus will, Jesus will! Yes, your loving Savior will; He will each and every need fulfill, Jesus, blessèd Jesus will! Who can take away my sin? Jesus will! Jesus will! Make me pure, without, within? Jesus, blessèd Jesus will! Refrain Who can conquer doubts and fears? Jesus will! Jesus will! Share my joys and dry my tears? Jesus, blessèd Jesus will! Refrain Who will be my dearest Friend? Jesus will! Jesus will! Love and keep me to the end? Jesus, blessèd Jesus will! Refrain

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• [Jud 1:23] Just A Little Help From You

  Do you ever stop, my friend, to think, The while this world you’re passing thro’ Someone may be saved from ruin’s brink, By just a little help from you? Refrain Just a little help from you, Just a little help from you; Wondrous things the Lord may do, By just a little help from you. Just a little deed of kindness now, It may the faith of one restore, Who beneath some load of grief doth bow, Is almost ready to give o’er. Refrain Just a little word of Jesus’ love, Some precious soul may help decide To forsake the wrong and look above, And let the Lord his footsteps guide. Refrain Let us do our part, ere day is done, And to our calling faithful be; For the world to Christ must now be won, By help of you, by help of me. Refrain

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• [Jud 1:23] Rescue The Perishing

  Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen, Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save. Refrain Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting, Waiting the penitent child to receive; Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently; He will forgive if they only believe. Refrain Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that grace can restore; Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness, Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. Refrain Rescue the perishing, duty demands it; Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide; Back to the narrow way patiently win them; Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died. Refrain

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• [Jud 1:23] Won’t Somebody Tell Them?

  Over the mountains so bleak and so cold, Far from the beautiful city of gold; Lost ones are straying because you and I Never have told them a Savior is nigh. Refrain O, won’t somebody tell them, Tell them of Calvary’s tree; Tell them the story of Jesus, What a great Savior is He! Lost ones are groping in sin’s awful night, Falling and dying away from the right; Many the message of Christ never heard, Lost ones for whom no one ever has cared. Refrain Speed with the message, oh, speed in His Name, Hasten the story of Christ to proclaim! Hasten to bring back the fallen and lost, Speed with the message, whatever the cost! Refrain

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• [Jud 1:24] To God The Only Wise

  To God the only wise, Our Savior and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. ’Tis His almighty love, His counsel, and His care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of His face, With joys divinely great. Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of His grace, And make His wonders known. To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs.

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• How Can I Get Rid of Doubt?
  The only way out of any form of spiritual darkness is a firm faith in Christ. Spiritual darkness always means that in some way or other we are doubting him. We are often tempted to think that something else is necessary to be...
• Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6:1-8?
  Genesis 6 is a very interesting passage with many good Bible teachers rejecting the view that the sons of God refer to fallen angels, but rather refer to Sethites. But in my opinion, I think they do so because of their own hu...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...
• How does the doctrine of the prophetic clock relate to imminency?
  The doctrine of imminency refers to an event that is, so to speak, "hanging overhead; it is something that is ready to occur or could occur at any moment." Now note, other things may happen before the imminent event, but noth...
• Can we pray to Mary?
  People should not pray to Mary or to any of the Patron Saints. The teaching of Scripture and of the Savior is that we are to pray to the Father through the Son (our one and only mediator) in the power of the Holy Spirit. Comp...
• What Is "Loving God" and What Does It Avail?
  Love to God is commanded (Deu. 11:1) and is, indeed, the one great commandment (Matt. 22:38). It should be with all the heart, and is better than sacrifice (Deu. 6:5; Mark 12:33). It's produced by the Holy Ghost and engendere...
• What Is Christian Conduct?
  Believing, fearing, loving, following, obeying and rejoicing in God (Mar. 11:22; Ecc. 12:13; I Pet 2:17; Deu. 6:5; Eph. 5:1; Luke 1:6; Ps. 33:1). Believing in, loving, obeying, rejoicing in, and following the example of Chris...
• Was the world populated through incest or did God create others besides Adam and Eve?
  While some understand the reference to Adam in Genesis to be a general reference to mankind as a whole or the creation of more than one couple, most conservative scholars reject such a view and understand the Genesis account ...
• Shall We See God in Heaven?
  There are several passages in the Bible which make clear statements on this subject. See Job 19:26,27; Isaiah 33:17; Matt. 5:8; Luke 1:19; Jude 1:24; I John 3:2; Rev. 5:8,11, and others....
• What Was the Dispute Over Moses' Body Between Michael and Satan?
  The passage in Jude 1:9 referring to the dispute between Michael and Satan over the body of Moses, is regarded by Vitringa, Lardner, McKnight and other distinguished commentators as symbolical, "the body of Moses" being inten...
• Did angels come to earth and have relations with women?
  Many good Bible teachers and scholars do take the view that the reference to "angels who did not keep their own domain" is a reference to that group of fallen angels whom Satan persuaded to cohabit with women (Gen. 6:1-4) and...
• Who Were the Nicolaitanes?
  Though they are mentioned in Rev. 2:15 it is not positively known, but from the context it would appear that they were people who abused Paul's doctrine of Christian liberty, which they turned into license. It is supposed tha...
• Who Created the Devil?
  This question has puzzled theologians for ages, and has occasioned discussions which have had no profitable issue. There is no source of reliable information but that contained in Scripture and that is of a very meager charac...
• What NT and OT passages deal with homosexuality?
  The main chapters in the Old and New Testament that deal with the issue of homosexuality are: Old Testament: Leviticus 18:22, 29; 20:13; Genesis 19 (see also Genesis 18 for the context and problem of unrighteousness that e...
• Are our dreams significant?
  Generally speaking, dreams are not particularly significant and should never be used as a guide for spiritual direction, certainly not in a way that would contradict the plain teaching of Scripture. In the Bible and in the pr...
• Do believers have God-given authority over Satan?
  The answer is a qualified 'yes.' It is not that WE have God-given authority over Satan; rather, it is that Christ in us does. As John wrote, "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4). This needs...
• Where in the Bible can I find scriptures on a pastor's responsibilities to his congregation?
  Here are the passages in the New Testament where the Greek word (noun) for pastor is found: Matt. 9:36; 25:32; 26:31; Mk. 6:34; 14:27; Lk. 2:8, 15, 18, 20; Jn. 10:2, 11f, 14, 16; Eph. 4:11; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25 Here ...

Kinds of false prophets:; Does God Punish People Forever?; What We Should Keep; Why Evangelize?; The Trinity, Acting in Unity; The Way of Balaam; Judgments in Scripture; The Source of Sin; Five Kinds of Salvation; Matthew 6:33

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