Laws in the Letter of Jude

The Letter of Jude is "a brief New Testament letter written to a general Christian audience by one who called himself 'Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James'; the author's identity is uncertain. The letter appeals to Christians to 'contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints' and to be on their guard against 'ungodly persons who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.' The cultivated Greek style is notable for numerous figures of speech and references to both the Old and New Testaments and to other sources. References to apocryphal literature, however, may have contributed to a 3rd-century dispute about the letter's authenticity, but its canonical status in the early church is nonetheless well attested. The letter was probably composed, at an unknown place, during the first quarter of the 2nd century." – Encyclopaedia Britannica


The Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. – Jude 1:5-6


Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. – Jude 1:9


On some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. – Jude 1:22-23



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References

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Letter of Jude," Encyclopædia Britannica, March 10, 2016 [accessed March 4, 2020].

The Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV).

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