The Faith Once Delivered
by Rev. James Jester
December 1, 2024
SCRIPTURE READING: Jude 1:3-5
The letter of Jude is essentially a sermon. In it, Jude preached against the dangerous practices and doctrines that put the gospel of Jesus Christ in peril. These were serious issues that Jude dealt with.
The picture presented by Jude of professing Christianity is not a picture that brings us joy, but it is reality. If that reality were withheld, we would miss the necessary warnings that should help us recognize the attacks made on God's truth. At the same time Jude encourages us. He points at the unfaltering faithfulness and omnipotence of God and the Lord Jesus for those who are willing to hold on to the truth which was once and for all handed down to them, and to defend it against the attacks.