Jude 1:3

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Jude 1:3

IN DEFENCE OF THE FAITH‘Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.’ Jude 1:3 It has become the fashion to deprecate controversy, but this Epistle shows us that there may be occasions when not merely controversy but earnest contention is necessary. I. It must be positive witness.—‘For the faith’: too much of present-day discussion is concerned with cold negations. II. To the old faith—the faith of the Catholic Church. Every age has its own special ‘New Theology.’... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:3

‘Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.’ ‘Beloved.’ A common address also used by Peter, John and Paul, etc. Love was at the centre of their Gospel, and the church’s teachers came to them with hearts filled with love. Note his stress on the fact that he had been diligently setting out to write to them about the glorious... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:3-4

Jude’s Reason For Writing (Jude 1:3-4 ). Jude had seemingly intended to write a letter dealing with the question of ‘our common salvation’, but apparently he had received news about the evil behaviour of people who had come into the church surreptitiously, and were justifying lives of lasciviousness and sexual freedom, and seeing Jesus as but one of many ‘saviours’ through whom they could come to God (‘They deny our ONLY Master and Lord’ (Jude 1:4); compare also ‘To the ONLY God our Saviour’... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:1-4

Jude 1:1-Numbers : . The author had intended to write them a pastoral letter, but circumstances have made it necessary for him to write in a different strain and to exhort them to contend earnestly for the faith. These circumstances were the presence in their midst of false brethren— whose doom was appointed long ago— men denying Jesus Christ, their Master and Lord, by their vicious lives. Jude 1:3 . the faith . . . unto the saints: this reference to the faith as “ a fixed and final deposit”... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:3

When I gave all diligence to write unto you: the apostle here declares the first cause of his writing to them, viz. his own inclination and readiness, according to the duty of his place, (as an apostle), so to do: q. d. Being of myself willing, and earnestly desirous to promote your welfare, when absent from you, by writing unto you. Of the common salvation; i.e. those things which concern the salvation of us all in common, or that salvation which is common to us all; there being but one... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jude 1:3-4

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJude 1:3. Common salvation.—It does not immediately appear why he uses this epithet “common.” He may only mean, “this salvation which is a matter of common interest to us all.” The best MSS. read, “of our common salvation”; of those things which pertain to the salvation of us all. It is suggested that Jude may intend to distinguish between the “faith,” or “salvation,” which is common to all, and the “knowledge” which was claimed by false teachers as belonging only... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Jude 1:3

salvation (See Scofield " :-") . it was needful Lit. constraint was upon me, i.e. of the Spirit. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1-25

Shall we go to the general epistle of Jude. Jude introduces himself as...A servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James ( Jude 1:1 ),The word servant in Greek is doulos, bondslave of Jesus Christ. But also adding this identification as brother of James, which leads to a very interesting speculation, which is in all probability correct. In Matthew's gospel, chapter thirteen, when Jesus was attracting great multitudes, there were those that were offended because of Him. They said, "Hey, we know... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:1-25

THE gleanings of the church respecting St. Jude are few. Du Pin, who spent his life in ecclesiastical studies, says, he had the surname of Lebbeus and Thaddeus, was brother of James the less, and is called the Lord’s brother. He here denominates himself the servant of Jesus Christ, or an apostle. The Greek church calls him the apostle of Mesopotamia; but Pauline assigns Lybia as his lot. Hegesippus reports that in the time of Domitian, the emperor, two grandchildren of this apostle were alive.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jude 1:3

Jude 1:3Beloved.Ministerial courtesy and love1 Piety is no enemy to courtesy.2. The work and labour of a minister should proceed from love to his people.3. People should study to be fit for the love of their pastor.4. The love of a minister must not be slack and remiss, but vehement and ardent.5. Loving a minister’s person has a great influence upon loving his doctrine.6. The aim of minister in being beloved of his people should be to benefit their souls.7. The love of a minister to his people... read more

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