*Jude 1:17-25
Jude calls on believers to remember apostolic warnings about false teachers, build themselves up in faith, and show mercy to those who doubt or are entangled in sin.
- Reminder of Apostolic Predictions:
- Jude reminds the readers about the words previously spoken by the apostles of Jesus Christ.
- The apostles had warned that in the last times there would be scoffers who follow their own ungodly desires.
- Division and Depravity:
- These divisive individuals are described as worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.
- Jude portrays them as a threat to the community’s stability and spiritual health.
- Call to Perseverance:
- Believers are urged to build themselves up in their most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
- They are encouraged to keep themselves in the love of God while waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
- Merciful Outreach:
- Instructions are given on how to deal with those who doubt or falter:
- Be merciful to those who doubt.
- Save others by snatching them from the fire.
- To others, show mercy mixed with fear, hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
- Instructions are given on how to deal with those who doubt or falter:
- Doxology:
- The letter concludes with a doxology, praising God who is able to keep believers from falling and to present them blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy.
- It ascribes glory, majesty, dominion, and authority to God, through Jesus Christ, before all ages, now, and forevermore.