Tag Archives: Jude
20
Feb
Predestined With Free Will: Nations and Their Foreign Policy
God claims He is the One who controls the destiny of nations and history. He is the ultimate authority.
03
Feb
Predestined With Free Will: Pharaoh Meets the LORD
Little does Pharaoh know, he is being used by God.
28
Jan
Predestined With Free Will: Apostle Paul and Israel’s Future
The Apostle Paul is emphatic. There is NO way God has broken His promise to His people and nation, Israel. The church and Israel are separate.
13
Jan
Predestined With Free Will: Israel’s Chosen History
Romans 9:11-12 tells us that God chose Jacob (Israel) over Esau in order that His purpose might stand.
06
Jan
Predestined With Free Will: Nations
God is in control over the nations. Yet, the nations have free will to choose their destiny.
02
Dec
Jude: False Teachers
Jude 1:4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed…
…persons… ἄνθρωποι/anthropoi in the Greek. This is the plural form of what is translated “man” or “humanity”. It is a broad, corporate term for a human being. It could be a man or a woman.
…have crept in unnoticed… Some people have παρεισέδυσαν/pareisedusan. As Strong’s Concordance defines:...
15
Nov
Jude: Once For All
Jude 1:3b …I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
Jude’s message of the gospel is intent, earnest, and urgent. With deep feeling and dire straits, Jude informs that he παρακαλέω/parakaleo or appeals to readers. παρακαλέω/parakaleo as defined by...
04
Nov
Jude: Our Common Salvation
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation…
Beloved… This is the noun form of the word αγαπαο/agapao or “love”. In this case, it is the Greek word Ἀγαπητοί/agapetoi. Per Strong’s Concordance, it can be translated as: beloved, esteemed, dear, favorite, worthy of love. Simply put, loved ones.
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28
Oct
Jude: Love
Jude 1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
This is the second time the word αγαπαο/agapao or “love” is used by Jude. For what it’s worth, scholars argue whether the term is used three or four times by Jude.
This is αγαπαο/agapao. This is God’s “love” for us. Defined as love, affection, good will, benevolence, to welcome,...
21
Oct
Jude: Peace
Jude 1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Peace or εἰρήνη/eiréné in the original Greek…
Strong’s Concordance defines the word as: a state of national tranquility; exemption from the rage and havoc of war.
peace between individuals, that is harmony, concord, security, safety, prosperity, felicity.
of the Messiah’s peace; the way that leads to...
