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Greeting to the Called
1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.Greeting to the Called
Jude 1:1-2

Jude understands that the times are critical, the truth is under assault, and he is endeavoring to call together the people of God to become an army to fight for the true faith. The times have been critical, as we noted last time, since the Lord came because with His first coming, what the Bible calls the “last days” began. We are now living in the last days, the days when deceivers, doctrines of demons, hypocritical liars will pervade in their assaults against the gospel. This is the time when we are to expect apostasy, a falling away, a departure from the truth. And Jude’s theme is apostasy, actually apostates. James begins to encourage his listeners of God’s overwhelming presence in their lives. In other words, you don’t have to worry, the Lord is with you when you fight against these apostates. James begins to give them the identifying marks of a saint of God so they will understand they would not be fighting the battle alone. Let’s look at verses 1-2 of Jude and learn what those identifying marks are and how to use them as we battle against the enemy today.