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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” 4. THEY ARE BLESSED ONES [48:22]. a. THE NATURE OF THEIR BLESSINGS. 1) With mercy. His mercy, compassion, and sympathy for His people. It is always available to us. 2) With peace. Christ is our peace. 3) With love. We love God because He first loved us. b. THE EXTENT OF THEIR BLESSINGS [53:30]. “May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you” (Jude 2). Not added, but multiplied. CONCLUDING APPLICATIONS [54:53]. 1. Christian, since you are called, beloved, and kept by God, how grateful, hopeful, and holy you should be in all your thoughts, speech, and behavior. We ought to be grateful no matter what we face. Nothing will separate us from Him, and eternal glory is the end. 2. Christian, God multiplies His blessings of mercy, peace, and love to you so that you may be adequately equipped to stand resolutely and courageously against the apostasy that undermines the church of Jesus Christ. These blessings are spiritual necessities: mercy for temptation, peace for conviction, and love for tribulation. 3. Dear non-Christian, there is hope for you from the God who calls, loves, keeps, and blesses His people. It is found in the gospel of His Son.
Ian Migala (1/26/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” 4. LESSONS WE CAN TAKE FROM THIS: a. we are likewise bondservants, b. our servant status to Him is greater than all our other relations on earth, c. we are to assemble with orthodox brethren. B. THE READERS: TO WHOM DID JUDE WRITE? [28:20]. Generally, the church at large. But specifically, his Old Testament references suggest that he had Jewish Christians in view. 1. THEIR VOCATION: THEY ARE “THE CALLED” [30:45]. Though irresistible for the elect, the call is resisted by the unelect. 2. THEIR AFFECTION: THEY ARE “BELOVED IN GOD THE FATHER” [39:06]. Jer 31:3 – the cause of God’s election before time and the effect of His calling in time. It has no end. He loves His believers as much as He loves His Song (Jn 17:22). 1 Jn 3:1 – this love led to our adoption into His family. Perhaps most surprisingly, consider what we are that God loves us this much. 3. THEIR PRESERVATION: THEY ARE “KEPT FOR JESUS CHRIST” [44:30]. He keeps us for the sake of His Son (Jn 10:28-29, 17:11-12).
Ian Migala (1/26/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” As early as Paul’s age, the threat of false doctrine was real. I. THE WRITER AND HIS READERS [starting at 7:31 of the audio]. A. THE WRITER HIMSELF: WHO IS JUDE? 1. HIS NAME: ‘JUDE’. Jude is the English variant for the Hebrew ‘Judas’. Aside from Iscariot, there are five other men named Judas in the New Testament. The author of this book is most likely the brother of James (Mk 15:40). But who is James? There are five men named James in the New Testament. The one in view is most likely the one mentioned in Mk 13:55: Jesus’ half-brother. 2. HIS OFFICE: HE IS “A BONDSERVANT OF CHRIST” [16:07]. A bondservant is one who does the will of his master. Jude did so in three ways: as one sustained by grace in all his needs, as a redeemed sinner, and as a servant to the church, including his contribution to the canon. Also note his humility: he never gloried in his biological relation to the Lord, but instead in his spiritual standing because of Him. 3. HIS RELATION: HE IS THE “BROTHER OF JAMES” [21:04]. He holds to the same doctrine as his brother, and to not get himself confused with other Judases, especially Iscariot.
