Written around A.D. 60 by the apostle Luke, the book of Acts features a historical collection referencing the lives of the apostles and the building of the early church. This scripture contains a powerful account of the manner by which the gospel was miraculously advanced in spite of persecution and ongoing attacks by the enemy […]
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Jude 1:20-25 Maintain Your Life with God
Having been blessed by the presence of Jesus since birth, Jude, a biological brother of the Lord answered his calling through this epistle meant to encourage and empower God’s saints. Judah, the Hebrew name of the author of this letter started his exhortation by calling on believers to contend for the truth, and for the […]
Jude 1:16-19 Apostates Predicted
The brother of James and Jesus, Jude was called upon the Lord to write an epistle warning believers of apostates who had infiltrated the Christian church. These selfish vipers were guilty of spewing venom within the body, which caused both confusion and division. Deeply rooted in deception, the false teachers described by Jude were actually […]
Jude 1:12-15 Apostates Depraved and Doomed
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 […]
Jude 1:5-11 Old and New Apostates
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 […]
Jude 1:1-4 Contend for the Faith
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 […]
3 John 1:9-13 Diotrephes and Demetrius
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 […]
3 John 1:1-8 Gaius Commended for Benevolence and Charity
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. […]
2 John 1:7-13 Beware of Antichrist Deceivers
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. […]
2 John 1-6 Walk in Christ’s Commandments
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 […]