2007-03-21 07:09:02 · 10 answers · asked by Micah 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was not one of the 12 apostles. Jude does not speak of himself as an apostle, but instead he speaks of the apostles in the third person as “they,” excluding himself. He calls himself “a brother of James,” evidently meaning the writer of the letter of James, who was a half brother of Jesus. Jude did not capitalize on his fleshly relationship with Jesus, but he humbly placed the emphasis on his spiritual relationship as “a slave of Jesus Christ."
The letter of Jude is unique in that Jude writes “to the called ones,” specifying no particular congregation or individual, so his epistle is a general letter to be circulated widely to all Christians.
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2007-03-21 07:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by shibboleth839505 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jude identifies himself as the brother of James in verse 1. He is also the half brother of Jesus--"Judas" (Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3). He is also probably the leader of the Jerusalem church mentioned in Acts 15:22.
Jude wrote this letter to Christians to defend the faith against false teachings that were rising up at that time (70-80 A.D.). There was a form of Gnosticism called "antinomian" that was prevalent. The Gnostics believed that everything material is evil and everything spiritual is good. They put importance on cultivating their spiritual selves, but believed one could do whatever he wanted with his physical body. This lead to all types of sins. They also denied the Deity of Christ because they believed that God could not join himself with a physical body.
Jude 1:4: For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
2007-03-21 07:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The letter of Jude speaks of apostasy of the Church which is pretty much happening today. He is the brother of James.
2007-03-21 07:14:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the book of Jude is about the only one that mentions that the sons of god (angels), and left their positions(jobs) and left their place of habitation and came to earth. I don't believe any other gospel was this plain about it. Some say Jude was a brother of our lord.
2007-03-21 08:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by swindled 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jude was also known as Thaddeus Jude, and was one of the Twelve Apostles. He is mentioned in Scripture as a brother of the Lord, which has been interpretted to mean that he was Jesus' cousin.
He was martyred with the Apostle Simon in North Africa.
For Catholics, Jude is the Patron of lost causes and those in desperate need.
2007-03-21 07:26:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jack Chedeville 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jude was a relative of Jesus and brother of James. We know little about him He calls himself Jesus' slave. His letter has only one chapter with 25 verses and is a warning against false teachers.
2007-03-21 08:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering when you would throw us a curve ball today......
Jude is only 1 chapter long.......
Jude was a servant of Christ and the brother of James.
2007-03-21 07:11:00 · answer #7 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jude was a (half) brother of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. It is the shortest book in the New Testament.
May God bless and keep you.
2007-03-21 07:16:20 · answer #8 · answered by blowry007 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Read this...
http://www.khouse.org/articles/2000/259/
2007-03-21 07:12:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stop wasting your time on this silliness.
Bow down before the FSM (pbuhna) and accept the only one true religion, Pastafarianism.
2007-03-21 07:11:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋