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5.6 Jude
Read and respond to the following reflection questions:
- You’re likely familiar with the benediction at the end of Jude (vv. 24–25). How does reading these verses in context add to their impact? Why is this such a powerful ending to this epistle? Why is this such a powerful conclusion to the general epistles?
- Remember when we started talking about the genre of epistles? One of the reading tips was to expect unity, but not necessarily uniformity. We see this dynamic in Jude’s epistle. The unified call can be found in vv. 20–21: “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” So that’s what our unified purpose is together as a body, but vv. 22–23 shows us that what that looks like isn’t uniform. There are different responses in different circumstances. Read through vv. 22–23. Why is it important for us to have a unified but not uniform approach?
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- You’re likely familiar with the benediction at the end of Jude (vv. 24–25). How does reading these verses in context add to their impact? Why is this such a powerful ending to this epistle? Why is this such a powerful conclusion to the general epistles? ( It means that when the Lord comes, we will not only escape from reproach and shame, but will be delighted with much greater joy than the happiest moment of our lives.)
- Remember when we started talking about the genre of epistles? One of the reading tips was to expect unity, but not necessarily uniformity. We see this dynamic in Jude’s epistle. The unified call can be found in vv. 20–21: “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” So that’s what our unified purpose is together as a body, but vv. 22–23 shows us that what that looks like isn’t uniform. There are different responses in different circumstances. Read through vv. 22–23. Why is it important for us to have a unified but not uniform approach?
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