Jude 1:1. Jude.
That is to say Judas, not Iscariot, -
Jude 1:1. The servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, -
He does not say, "and brother of our Lord," for we know that James and Judas were both of them among the Lord’s kinsman according to the flesh; but now, after the flesh, knoweth he even Christ no more, but is content and happy to be known as "the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James," -
Jude 1:1. To them that are sanctified by God the Father,
For the decree of election, the setting apart of the chosen is usually ascribed unto God the Father.
Jude 1:1. And preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
We have here a very blessed description of the whole work of our salvation, - set apart by the Father, joined unto Christ, and preserved in him, and then, in due time, called out by the Spirit of God.
Jude 1:1. Jude.
That is to say Judas, not Iscariot, -
Jude 1:1. The servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, -
He does not say, "and brother of our Lord," for we know that James and Judas were both of them among the Lord’s kinsman according to the flesh; but now, after the flesh, knoweth he even Christ no more, but is content and happy to be known as "the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James," -
Jude 1:1. To them that are sanctified by God the Father,
For the decree of election, the setting apart of the chosen is usually ascribed unto God the Father.
Jude 1:1. And preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
We have here a very blessed description of the whole work of our salvation, - set apart by the Father, joined unto Christ, and preserved in him, and then, in due time, called out by the Spirit of God.