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JUDE. Ecc 11:4, 5 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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Ecc 11:4, 5 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
INTRODUCTION – Vv 1,2 • THE NEED TO CONTEND - Vv 3-16 • THE WAY TO CONTEND – Vv 17-25
JUDE1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
G1401 δοῦλος - doulos Thayer Definition: • a slave, bondman, man of servile condition • a slave • metaphorically, one who gives himself up to another’s will, those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men • devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests
JUDE1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctifiedin God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
G37 ἁγιάζω - hagiazō Thayer Definition: • to separate from profane things and dedicate to God • consecrate things to God • dedicate people to God
JUDE1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified in God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
G5083 Τηρέω - tēreō Thayer Definition: • to attend to carefully, take care of • to guard • metaphorically to keep, one in the state in which he is
JUDE1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified in God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, andcalled:
G2822 Κλητός - klētos Thayer Definition: • called, invited (to a banquet) • invited (by God in the proclamation of the Gospel) to obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom through Christ • called to (the discharge of) some office • divinely selected and appointed
JUDE 1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
G1656 ἔλεος - eleos Thayer Definition: • mercy: kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help them
JUDE 1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
G1515 εἰρήνη - eirēnē Thayer Definition: • a state of national tranquillity • exemption from the rage and havoc of war
JUDE 1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
A profound respect or reverence, based upon knowledge, and manifested in self-denial “God asks men for their hearts…” JT
INTRODUCTION – Vv 1,2 THE NEED TO CONTEND - Vv 3-16 THE WAY TO CONTEND – Vv 17-25
JUDE 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
MATTHEW 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
G3870 Παρακαλέω - parakaleō Thayer Definition: 1) to call to one’s side, call for, summon “To admonish, exhort, to urge one to pursue some course of conduct, always prospective, looking towards the future” W.E. Vine
G1864 ἐπαγωνίζομαι - epagōnizomai ep-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee From G1909 and G75; to struggle for: - earnestly contend for. LUKE 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
JUDE 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
G3921 Παρεισδύνω - pareisdunō par-ice-doo'-no From G3844 and a compound of G1519 and G1416; to settleinalongside, that is, lodgestealthily: - creep in unawares.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
JUDE 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
G765 • ἀσεβής - asebēs • Thayer Definition: • destitute of reverential awe towards God, condemning God, impious