Jude introduces his letter as “from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James”. It is
amazing that neither he nor James mention the fact they were half-brothers of the Lord. Both considered themselves as slaves of Jesus.
The purpose of Jude’s letter was to urge “you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to His holy people”. Yes, another letter about false teachers in the church; evidently they were quire prominent in the early church since the scriptures were not readily available to most people; these particular teachers were saying that since Jesus has paid for our sins it is okay to keep on sinning. Paul dealt with this same problem in Romans when he wrote, “Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?” Rom. 6:1-2 NLT. Jude used examples of these type of people from the Old Testament (v. 5-11). In verses 12-16, Jude covers the actions of the people in his day. In verses 17-23, Jude wants the church to know what these false teachers were up to and how to defend themselves. Finally, Jude gives a beautiful benediction closing his letter with the key verses. “Now all glory to God, Who Is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to Him Who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are His before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.” Jude 24-25 NLT.