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Jude Introductory Matters

Contending for the Faith

1. Introduction (Jde 1:1-4)
   1. The author
      1. The human author (Jde 1:1a)
         1. His name
         2. His calling
         3. His brother
      2. The divine author (cf. 2Ti 3:16-17)
   2. The audience
      1. The original recipients (Jde 1:1b, 3, 4, 5-11)
         1. Believers (Jde 1:1b, 3)
         2. Facing the infiltration of false teachers (Jde 1:4)
         3. Familiar with the Old Testament Scriptures (Jde 1:5-11)
      2. The current recipients
   3. The aim
      1. To encourage believers concerning God’s love and preservation (Jde 1:1-2, 24-25)
      2. To exhort believers to remember (Jde 1:5a, 17-18)
         1. Remember the Old Testament examples of God’s dealings with the ungodly (Jde 1:5-16)
         2. Remember the Apostles’ warnings concerning the coming of the ungodly (Jde 1:17-28)
      3. To exhort believers to contend for the faith in the face of false teachers who have infiltrated the church (Jde 1:3-4)