Jude is tucked away near the back of the Bible, a one-chapter letter (25 verses), often neglected, preserving a timeless message of warnings and pleas that had fallen on the deaf ears of previous generations — and has now come to the attention of ours.
Likely written in the first century, the letter speaks to believers facing a threat from within the church, and its message still speaks to us today.
Who Was Jude, the Brother of Jesus? Jude wrote with fire because he knew the purity of the Gospel was at stake and that people were being quietly led away from it. Traditionally identified as a brother of Jesus, Jude came to call Him Lord and felt the urgency to sound the alarm. Jude was writing as someone who knew Jesus personally and cared deeply about what was happening within the church.
Jesus’ brothers did not initially believe in Him (John 7:5). They had seen His life up close, yet familiarity did not immediately lead them to faith.
After Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, His brothers were among the believers praying with the apostles (Acts 1:14). Scripture does not tell us when Jude came to faith or whether he personally saw the risen Christ. But his letter makes his allegiance unmistakable: he calls himself a servant of Jesus Christ. READ MORE of this excellent study guide by Philip Anthony Mitchell.
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