“Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe.” Jude 5 For a long time now, church culture has been driven by a consumer[...]
It’s difficult not to be anxious when reading the headlines these days. Not only is our world engulfed in one crisis after another, but there’s a general lack of common sense and critical thinking. It’s as if our world is spinning out of control. Then as I read my Bible,[...]
“For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 4 Grace is the unmerited favor of God. Through Jesus Christ[...]
“Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.” Psalm 57:1 Fear, anger, and anxiety are in abundant supply these days. Consequently, we look for places[...]
Have you noticed that people today are more likely to express what they feel than what they think? There’s nothing innately wrong with emotions—God designed them. The problem is that feelings are eclipsing facts. Consequently, people don’t just demand respect for their emotion-based choices and opinions, but full acceptance of[...]
“Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” Jude 3 Sometimes what we want to say is[...]
“May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.” Jude 2 We often skip over the first few verses in the Epistles, as if they’re just random words in a cordial greeting. But there are no insignificant verses in the Bible. Jude greeted these believers with carefully chosen[...]
“Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ” Jude 1 We live in skeptical times. So many claims have proven to be untrue that we now question almost everything we hear,[...]
“Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law?’” John 7:19 Throughout the Bible we see people of faith; those willing to believe that what God says is true. We also see those who seemingly want to believe but aren’t necessarily willing[...]