Crossway Classic Commentaries: Jude
Overview
Jude devoted his entire epistle exclusively to confronting those who had defected from the true biblical faith and the false teachers who had led them astray. Revealing the character of these godless men who changed the grace of God into a license for immorality, Jude calls the church to discernment. He also encourages believers to persevere in their faith with prayer and the knowledge that the wicked will be punished.
Top Highlights
“Who will believe your calling when you remain in the mud of pleasures and are carried along by secular interests?” (Page 18)
“There may be atheists in the church, but there are none in hell.” (Page 178)
“Worship is the chief important activity for people to be engaged in. In worship a created person shows his respect for God. In this sense it stands for the whole subjection and obedience that we owe God, and when any part of that service, respect, or honor is denied or withheld, we are guilty of ungodliness.” (Page 72)
“Truth loses nothing by being tested; and you will lose nothing by testing truth, for your affections can then build on solid ground.” (Page 77)
“The divine calling gives you an honor; it is not fit for princes to embrace refuse or for eagles to catch flies” (Page 18)
Product Details
- Title: Crossway Classic Commentaries: Jude
- Author: Thomas Manton
- Publisher: Crossway
- Publication Date: 1999
- Pages: 223
Thomas Manton (1620–1677) was an English Puritan clergyman. He was born in 1620 in Somerset, England. He attended Oxford University, and graduated in 1639. At age 19, he was ordained as a deacon, and became the town lecturer of Collumpton in Devon. He began preaching at St. Mary’s Church in 1644, and became lecturer at Westminster Abbey in 1656. He also participated in the Westminster Assembly and preached before Parliament. In 1662, Manton was forced to leave the Church of England for nonconformity. He was imprisoned—as were many Puritans—in 1670 for preaching illegally. He also crafted the Fundamentals of Religion with Richard Baxter during this time. Throughout his lifetime, Thomas Manton was a devoted follower and ardent defender of Reformed theology. He died in 1677.