Exploring the Epistle of Jude: An Expository Commentary
Overview
This commentary on the epistle of Jude provides pastors, Sunday school teachers, and students of Scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of Bible truth. Working from the King James Version, John Phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous illustrations and quotations. Anyone wanting to explore the meaning of God’s Word in greater depth—for personal spiritual growth or as a resource for preaching and teaching—will welcome the guidance and insights of this respected series.
Top Highlights
“But we cannot remember something that we have never known any more than we can remember someone whom we have never met. It is important, then, that we lay a good foundation in the Word. God expects us to know, study, and memorize His Word. He expects us to have a systematic theology, a consistent hermeneutic, and a comprehensive grasp of revealed truth. Apostates trade on ignorance. We must pause here and lay again the foundation of our faith.” (Jude 17b)
“The way to build ourselves up ‘on [our] most holy faith’ is to master the Book and to let the Book master us” (Jude 20–21)
“This time, the leader was Nimrod, a man whose name means ‘the rebel.’” (source)
“Undoubtedly, Jude had been present with Mary and his brothers when they had all sought audience with Him on the grounds of natural kinship. No doubt, the Lord’s answer still rang in Jude’s ears: ‘Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?’ The Lord had then ‘stretched forth his hand toward his disciples,’ Matthew says. He declared, ‘Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother’ (Matt. 12:46–50). What mattered now was not the natural relationship to Jesus through His mother but the spiritual relationship with Him through His Father.” (Jude 1a)
“Undoubtedly, he was the Jude mentioned in the Gospels (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3) as one of the sons of Joseph and Mary. Thus, he was a half brother of the Lord Jesus. John tells us that none of the Lord’s half brothers believed on Him during the days of His early ministry (John 7:5). The fact that Jude is mentioned at the end of the list of brothers suggests that he was one of the youngest.” (Jude 1a)
- Title: Exploring the Epistle of Jude: An Expository Commentary
- Author: John Phillips
- Series: The John Phillips Commentary Series
- Publisher: Kregel
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Jude › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:JPCS86JUD01
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:11:27Z