Salvation Of Jude Research Paper

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Jude (NIV)

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,
To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[b] long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord[c] at one time …show more content…
He uses this story as another point as a way to say “don’t turn away from God, and God can severely punish.” Lot was part of the head government and in a position of power. The city of Sodom was so full of sinful people that Lot eventually just blended into the crowd and no longer became a believable witness for God. He had allowed his environment to shape him, rather than him shaping his environment. Just as God delivered the Israelites from his people God’s mercy toward Abraham extended to Lot and his family. Because Abraham pleaded for Lot, God was merciful and saved Lot from the fiery destruction of Sodom. Jude also referenced this story to demonstrate what would happen if one turned away from God. In this story the readers get to witness two facets of God’s character: his great patience( agreeing to spare a wicked city for ten good people) and his fierce anger(destroying both cities). This is also reference to the false teachers in Jude, because they weren’t willing to let go of the false teaching because they did not want to let go of the money and possessions. In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah getting destroyed, Lot’s wife looked at the destroyed city of Sodom. She was clinging to the past and was unwilling to completely turn away. This correlates the conception in Jude. You can’t truly live for God if you practice apostasy and you can’t truly live for God if you old onto your old
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