Jude 22,23

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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• Jude 22,23 And have mercy on some, who are
  doubting save others, snatching them out of the
  fire and on some have mercy with fear, hating
  even the garment polluted by the flesh.
• It appears that we have three classes of
  earthly-heavenly citizens here, although some say
  there are two (apparently the early scriptural
  language was difficult stylistically - Hiebert)
• I think the best interpretation of these two
  verses is that all three groups appear to have
  been deceived and influenced by the apostates
  among them (verses 12,13) and the apostates
  themselves are not saved.
• Those who are doubting - needing compassionate
  aid (NKJV making a distinction or difference).
• Their intellectual difficulties must be opposed
  and refuted
• But yet in an atmosphere of love and mercy
  imperative tense

December 29, 2013 Bob Eckel
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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• Is Heb 64-7 relevant here?
• Those who need to be saved out of the fire -
  requiring urgent effort
• Imminent danger is perceived here
• Is this spiritual salvation or simply a metaphor?
• Is this rescuing them from the fire of hell (the
  unsaved) or from the fire of apostate teaching?
• I Cor 315 - If any mans work shall be burned,
  he shall suffer loss but he himself shall be
  saved yet so as by fire.
• Snatching denotes forceful and heroic action
• Those whose garment is polluted by the flesh -
  needing pity with some degree of caution applied.
• Perhaps this is the group with whom we should be
  most concerned.
• Approaching them with fear reflects the need for
  caution
• To decrease the possibility that they/you may
  also be deceived.
• Our could imply the fear of God, i.e. His
  righteousness
• Garment is that piece of clothing closest to the
  flesh.
• Polluted or spotted is a perfect passive
  participle and depicts the immoral nature of the
  flesh, and not only sexual immorality, leprosy or
  the garments of menstrous women, but all that the
  flesh (nature) has to offer.

December 29, 2013 Bob Eckel
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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• Sin is the only thing that God hates.
• Also Lev 154-17
• Rom 718 - For I know that in me (that is, in my
  flesh,) dwelleth no good thing for to will is
  present with me but how to perform that which is
  good I find not.
• Jude 24,25 Now to Him who is able to keep you
  from stumbling, and to make you stand in the
  presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
  to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ
  our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and
  authority, before all time and now and forever.
  Amen.
• To Him who is able is one word, dynamai.
• And to Him is implied but consistent with other
  uses of dynamai in scripture.
• And who is able, us?
• No, it is the Godhead Rom 1625,26

December 29, 2013 Bob Eckel
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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• From stumbling is really equal to standing firm,
  and here in the presence of His glory
• Rom 52 through whom also we have obtained our
  introduction by faith
• into this grace in which we stand and we exult
  in hope of the glory of God.
• stand firm - also Eph 611-14
• And in the presence of His glory blameless or
  faultless with great joy
• And isnt this just wonderful positional truth!
• Col 122 - In the body of his flesh through
  death, to present you holy and unblamable and
  unreprovable in his sight
• Eph 14 just as He chose us in Him before the
  foundation of the world, that we would be holy
  and blameless before Him. In love
• Luke 144 - For behold, when the sound of your
  greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my
  womb for joy. 
• to the only God our Savior begins the oft
  repeated and beautiful benediction that focuses
  not on the Trinity of Persons in general, nor the
  Father in particular but the Lord Jesus Christ,
  who is truly God, though not to the exclusion of
  the Father and Spirit
• Monos Theos Soter

December 29, 2013 Bob Eckel
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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• Only other use of to the only (monos) is Rom
  1627
• through Jesus Christ our Lord
• Phrase also in Rom 521 and Rom 725
• be glory, majesty, dominion and authority
• What an increible description!
• Glory doxa
• 165 times in NT
• Rom 1136 - For from Him and through Him and to
  Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever.
  Amen.
• Majesty megalosyne
• 3 times in NT
• Heb 13 - And He is the radiance of His glory and
  the exact representation of His nature, and
  upholds all things by the word of His power. When
  He had made purification of sins, He sat down at
  the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• Dominion - kratos
• 13 times in NT
• Rev 513 - And every created thing which is in
  heaven and on the earth and under the earth and
  on the sea, and all things in them, I heard
  saying, To Him who sits on the throne, and to
  the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and
  dominion  forever and ever.

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Epistle of Jude
Jude 22-25 -Judes Final Words

• Authority exousia
• 103 times in NT
• Matt 2816 And Jesus came up and spoke to them,
  saying, All authority has been given to Me in
  heaven and on earth.
• More often used for authority or authorities on
  earth than for the Lord Jesus Christ..
• before all time and now and forever. Amen
• And the the Godhead is eternal
• surely, truly, of a truth, so it is, let it be
• What most important take-away message did the
  epistle of Jude provide?

December 29, 2013 Bob Eckel
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