Jude was aware believers were being deceived by false prophets, messengers of Satan rather than Christ. These self-serving vipers pose as Christians, but their hearts are not set on God. Though Yahweh still reaps from their harvest, the works of such hypocrites are filthy rags to the Lord, to be counted as sin in His […]

In humility and driven by the Holy Spirit, Jude (or Judah in Hebrew) was the biological brother of Yeshua, the Christ, yet chose to identify himself as only related to James. Judah’s letter was written as a warning and exhortation to all believers. Serving as a reminder as well an edification, this epistle is known […]

Written between A. D. 65 and 70 by Jude, the brother of James the apostle and biological brother of Yeshua, the Christ we know as Jesus. The author of this letter, Jude (Judas in Greek, or Judah in Hebrew) chooses to identify himself as a “servant” of the Lord rather than through his kin relationship […]

From his dwelling in Ephesus, the aging apostle John was called by God to address and single out Diotrephes as a misguided leader out on a selfish mission to serve Satan rather than His creator. First, John refers to a letter he has previously written to the Corinthian church to which Gaius belonged. The beloved […]

Around A.D. 70, the churches throughout the Roman province of Asia Minor were under the authority of Diotrephes, a misguided leader on a selfish agenda who, according to John, had strayed from the narrow path. In this, his third canonized letter, the apostle John, residing in Ephesus writes words of encouragement to a struggling church. […]

Around A.D. 85, the aging apostle John, son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, wrote his second letter of encouragement to the churches throughout the region or “Ekklesia,” Greek for gathering. While Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles focused on the saved, John’s outreach was targeted more at non-believers, skeptics and false teachers. […]

John was the only remaining apostle of Jesus Christ, and desired to write a congratulatory letter aimed at encouraging believers to pouring out God’s love as each one among us keeps fighting the good fight. “1 The Elder, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but […]

John’s letter was coming to its conclusion, but not without the apostle first reminding us of the nature of Christ, and the benefit of walking in His footsteps. Addressing wickedness among the people, John warns us of the temptation and persecution that await believers, as each one works out his or her salvation, rooted in […]

The faith or Christians was tested in similar ways as we are challenged today. The enemy, Satan continues his attack on humanity, preying on the weak, always lurking. Because those with faith in Jesus Christ are empowered by the Holy Spirit, a renewed spiritual self named after the spiritual character of God almighty. John now […]

Within the Mosaic law, obedience to God’s commandments had been an integral part of one’s righteousness until Jesus came to fulfill prophecy as the messiah, the savior of man. Replacing obligation with loving desire, Yeshua, the living Son of God was born of immaculate conception, lived a perfect life, dies on the cross and was […]