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Detailed Outline of Jude

Contending for the Faith

1. The epistolary introduction (Jde 1:1-4)
   1. The author (Jde 1:1a)
   2. The audience (Jde 1:1b)
   3. The appeal for God’s mercy, peace and love (Jde 1:2)
   4. The aim (Jde 1:3-4)
      1. The purpose of the epistle (Jde 1:3)
      2. The presence of ungodly among the church (Jde 1:4)
2. The examples of God’s judgment upon the ungodly (Jde 1:5-19)
   1. The punishment of the ungodly illustrated (Jde 1:5-10)
      1. The selective examples (Jde 1:5-7)
         1. Those who did not believe in the Exodus generation (Jde 1:5)
         2. Those angels who did not keep their own domain (Jde 1:6)
         3. Those cities including Sodom and Gomorrah that pursued gross immorality (Jde 1:7)
      2. The similarities of the ungodly to these examples (Jde 1:8-10)
         1. They are dreamers who defile the flesh and reject authority (Jde 1:8)
         2. They do not have the proper respect for God’s order (Jde 1:9)
         3. They live by their instincts like animals (Jde 1:10)
   2. The pretense of the ungodly illustrated (Jde 1:11-13)
      1. The selective examples (Jde 1:11)
         1. The way of Cain—religion without faith
         2. The error of Balaam—religion for profit
         3. The rebellion of Korah—religion for power
      2. The sad illustrations of their deceptive character (Jde 1:12-13)
         1. Hidden reefs (Jde 1:12a)
         2. Clouds without water (Jde 1:12b)
         3. Autumn trees without fruit (Jde 1:12c)
         4. Wild waves of the sea (Jde 1:13a)
         5. Wandering stars (Jde 1:13b)
   3. The prophecy of Enoch concerning the ungodly (Jde 1:14-16)
      1. The antediluvian prophecy (Jde 1:14-15)
         1. The prophet Enoch (Jde 1:14a)
         2. The prophecy of the ungodly (Jde 1:14b-15)
      2. The attributes of the ungodly (Jde 1:16)
   4. The prophecy of the Apostles concerning the ungodly (Jde 1:17-19)
      1. The prophecy of the Apostles (Jde 1:17-18)
         1. The modern era cited (Jde 1:17)
         2. The mockers predicted (Jde 1:18)
      2. The problems attendant to the ungodly (Jde 1:19)
3. The exhortations to the godly in the midst of growing apostasy (Jde 1:20-23)
   1. Stay in the love of God (Jde 1:20-21)
   2. Show mercy to the doubting (Jde 1:22)
   3. Save some out of the fire (Jde 1:23a)
   4. Show mercy on those completely ensnared, but be careful not to be contaminated by their evil (Jde 1:23b)
4. The exclamation of praise to the Sustainer and Savior of His people (Jde 1:24-25)
   1. Praise Him for His power and protection (Jde 1:24a)
   2. Praise Him for His provision of grace, holiness, and joy (Jde 1:24b)
   3. Praise Him for His Person (Jde 1:25)
      1. He is the only God
      2. He is Savior
         1. Because of His character
         2. Because of the Person and Work of Jesus Christ
      3. He is the eternal origin and object of all glory, majesty, dominion and authority