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Jude 1:8-11a

Hello! From this point on I will write as if I were penning a letter to God!

APOSTATE TEACHES DESCRIBED

/8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

So where I left off last time was Jude talking about those in the Christian faith that wanted to defile it. Those who wanted to twist scripture to their own purpose, intentionally or unintentionally. In this verse Jude is Hating on them, as it were. The dreamer thing, to me, seems to refer to them as dreamers because they think that the bible gives them license to do whatever they want. They twist scripture to mean whatever makes them more comfortable. They speak evil of dignities, such as acting morally and working hard. All they do is pleasure themselves.

/9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

I see from my footnotes that this story isn’t officially recorded in the bible, but rather a well known story among Jude and his comrades. The story goes that either the Devil or Michael had a right to Moses’ body after he died. Well whether or not the Devil had the right he interfered. Michael said ‘The Lord Rebuke Thee.’ I think what he meant by that is he should not rebuke the Devil, that is Your (God’s) job. He was to do his job, assigned by You. This is a great comparison for us as humans; for me. Rebuking others uneccesarily is not my job (Sometimes, however, it’s necessary for one’s own health or protection). Our task is to be a light, to love, to reach out to those who havent found you and lead them to You. Everything else is Your job.

/10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts in those things they corrupt themselves.

I think the meaning behind this verse is that the filthy dreamers mock that which they don’t understand. They can’t fathom why they’d have to work hard! What is the point? They don’t know your Spirit. All they know is what comes to them as the natural beast. The animal instict. This lowly, unsustainable way of thought is truly the least enlightened you can be.

/11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward,  and parished in the gainsaying of Core.

  Okay I have to look up some of these references. Cain is the brother of Able and commited the first act of murder... to his brother. Cain murdered Able because he was jealous that God liked his brother’s sacrifices more than Cains. The reason for this? God said to sacrifice animals. The purity of a young lamb (for example). Able did this; Cain, however, decided he’d rather sacrifice fruits and veggies. He got so mad that his bro Able was being blessed (for following what God said!) that he killed him.

  Here we shall stop! I will read the story of Balaam and Core and be ready by tomorrow night!

  Prayer Requests  - pray that I find a way to consistantly memorize scripture. This is VERY hard to do.  - Continued prayers for my friend trying to sell the house. She is no closer.  - Continued prayer for those hit by natural disasters these last weeks.  - Pray that I figure my life out/gain some inspiration!

Message me if you have any prayer requests!

P.S. Putting an ‘a’ after listing a bible verse is indicitive of how much of the verse you read/studied. 11a means the first part of the verse. 11b would mean the latter part.

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Jude 1:5-7

Hello! Let’s get started.

/5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

  This chapter/book is Jude writing a letter to his christion brothers and sisters regarding their faith and the doctrines of the day. This verse is a starting point, Jude wants to remind the believers of the Jewish people that left Egypt. They were protected and proven to be as God’s Chosen people. They were anointed. When they arrived in the promise land; as long as they put their trust in Jesus, they prevailed over their enemies. It is seen over and over. Examples include the philistines (Including a certain incident dubbed ‘David and Goliath’). At the point of writing by Jude, all of this happened several hundred years prior, maybe longer.

  This verse, along with the next two verses highlight three examples given by God about those who did not contend for their faith. By doing this he tries to “shed light on the nature of the false teachers” (taken from my bible’s footnotes The KJV Cross Reference Study Bible Published by Barbour).

  /6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgement of the great day.

  This verse refers to the angels that rebeled from God with Lucifer (Later to be named Satan) and left heaven with him. The bit about the chains I think means that they are trapped in servitude to Satan (Which they hate - see Matthew 8:23-34 for context, Matthew 8:31 for direct quote [context 10000% recommended]), or also that they will be trapped and thrown into the eternal fire when it’s all over and Jesus comes back. 

  /7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  This verse details the famous incident of Sodom and Gammorha (Sodom’s destruction can be found in Genesis 19:1-30). The basic idea was that these two cities were involved in various sexual perversions. They got destroyed for it.  

I am falling asleep at the keyboard so I am going to BED!

Prayer requests  - School is becoming very stressful and I’m the busiest I’ve ever been - I’m also really happy and pumped about it so it’s not all bad!  - continuing prayers for my ‘house friend.’ Prayers going out to all the people at my school. May they find God in short order!

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Jude 1:1-4

  Hello! I have started this ‘blog’ just for me... if you happen upon the scribblings of this deranged and currently, rather deluded mind then I will say a quick prayer for you... you need it.

If you stumble onto the blog with no prior knowledge of the Bible or anything therein, or if you have knowledge but want to see my pov, Please note the following:   1: I hope this is, before anything else, enlightening! Not in the cheesy, gooey, zen sort of way, but in the sense that you will seek to learn more and, in that exploration, find God, or at least see him. For I believe that once you see him, you cannot ‘unsee’ him... I dare you to prove me wrong.   2: I would like to note that I will be using the King James Version of the bible. Bible versions work under two categories. The first (I forget the academic name of which) directly translates literal meanings from the original language (Hebrew). The second translates the idea that the scripture try to bring across. As a firm believer in unscathed scripture I hold fast to the former idea of the literal meaning. The King James Version, to put it simply, is the one that has all of the ‘thees’ and ‘thous’ (As opposed to those that modernize the text). I find this version/translation to be the most poetic, and in cases, accurate.   3: I know that there are problems with the culture of Christianity today and I have many issues with them myself. I do not claim to be perfect, and I do not condone all of the actions taken by this culture. I might write a blog posting about my personal beliefs and issues with the system eventually but for now I wish to do nothing but study the bible, and see what it has to say - because that’s where my faith lies. The purity and undeniability of the word of God is all the faith should orbit around.

I have decided that I should start with Jude. This is a book that I have never read before AND it’s only 25 verses long! It is the second to last book in the bible. I will most likely not do the entire chapter here and now but rather intermittently... Let’s get started :0)

   /1 Jude, The servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:   /2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

  This first verse is simply an introduction. Jude is the brother of James. They are both the half brothers of Jesus Christ (Half brother because their father was Joseph, wheras Jesus’ father was, well, THE father, God). This is a letter to those believers. To those who are sanctified by the father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and Called. I think this means that they are called to His service. If you fit this category (meaning, if you’re any believer who is serious about their faith), then this message is for you!

  The first thing he says is hello! Mercy unto you, and peace, and love be multiplied! That is very polite :-) If only people were still so courteous! My bible has footnotes. The footnote for V one clarifies that, in the days and culture this was written, being a servant was a lifelong commitment. Somewhat like a slave. Referring to yourself as a slave of Jesus Christ was (and is) a statement of humility saying that all of you belongs to all of Him.

  3/ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

  First, he refers to the Christians as beloved! Very nice of him :-)   What I think he is saying here is this (ish) 

“When I decided to write you I felt the need to urge you overcome, for the faith (or sake) that was delivered to the saints.” 

  My footnotes inform me that this indeed turned from a casual letter saying “How ya doin” to something more serious due to the problem of false doctorine being introduced into the community. What that means is someone spreading false ideas, lies, and even scriptures among Christians, saying that it’s true.

  Three verses in and I already see parallels with our modern society. And, if you’re an outsider to the religion, what I mean is the hate you see. Every day the internet blows up with more hate coming from “Christians” regarding issues. Whether or not we believe in whatever issue is being brought up, we MUST, as Christians, show love!    To the believers here: I feel I must say this. The bible speaks plainly some ways (Love your neighbor as yourself [Mark 12:30-31]), and plainly other ways, ways that we don’t always like (I will not give an example here as every conceivable idea would open an entirely new case that I would like to dedicate to, I will hopefully discuss each case in depth in the future). No matter what the bible says, it is always right (excepting some of the laws from Leviticus - That’s where you get rules like not eating bacon - which has justifications that are, again, too deep to get into here). The real test of your faith is not having a week with just $30  dollars in your bank account (as a college student I see this a lot!), The real test is how you obey God. How you stick to your ‘religion.’

That was a packed verse!

4/ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [cref - Galations 2:4] <- This means that there is a particularly interesting, related verse.

  These men are those who would sabatoge Christianity. The latter part of the first sentance simply means those who were not saved. It could mean that these men, in the old order (Before Jesus died on the cross and raised up three days later), would be condemned to hell. In the new order they have a chance for salvation (I myself do not know much about how the old order ticked).   These men turn the sacred gift of Grace of God into doctrine glorifying sin.

I think that this is a good stopping place for today! Every bible verse is this packed and I love unloading and examining it!

Edited to include Prayer Requests!  - Friend from school who is having a lot of trouble with a move. The house seems to be falling apart just as she tries to sell it.  - Obviously all those who seem to be struggling in the midst or wake of all the recent natural disasters, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Etc... I do NOT think that it has to do with the world ending.  - Help in school! I am struggling, like usual.

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