today taught by this epistle XXIV REVIEW QUESTIONS ON JOHN Who is the author of John? To whom did he write the letter? What was one immediate situation that brought on the writing of this letter? What does John write in the introduction (1) and conclusion (13-14) of the letter? What is the main point of these three parts: 2-4; 5-8; 9-12? Name some key words and quote a key verse of John Describe the tone of this letter XXV FURTHER STUDY OF JOHN With the help of outside sources, study the three persons mentioned in John: Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius XXVI OUTLINE JOHN: Spiritual Health and Prosperity JOHN’S GOSPEL AND FIRST EPISTLE COMPARED Salutation v CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO TRUTH 2-4 CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO OTHER FELLOW WORKERS 5-8 CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO GOOD AND EVIL Greetings 9-12 13-14 XXVII BACKGROUND OF JUDE The epistle of Jude is a passionate plea to Christians to beware of spiritual contamination by evil men Jude had originally intended to write a doctrinal epistle, dwelling on the grand subject of salvation But the in ltration of false teachers and immoral persons into Christian circles had become so widespread that Jude was constrained by the Spirit to devote most of his letter to warning his fellow believers about that serious threat A AUTHOR AND ADDRESSEES The author is identi ed in verse by name: Jude; kinship: brother of James; and relation to Christ: servant (bondslave) There are strong reasons for believing that this James was the half brother of Jesus, which associates Jude to Jesus in the same way (On James, read Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18 ; Gal 1:19; 2:9.) If Jude was Jesus’ half brother, then he became a believer after Christ’s resurrection (see John 7:5 and Acts 1:14) From verse 17 we gather that Jude did not class himself as an apostle Those to whom Jude wrote this letter may have been members of Jewish churches of Palestine or Asia Minor, where he probably was ministering at this time B DATE A suggested date for the writing of the epistle is around A.D 67-68, shortly before the fall of Jerusalem (A.D 70).15 C OCCASION AND PURPOSE Jude clearly states in his epistle what impelled him to write what he did The leaven of such evils as gross immorality, antinomianism, rejection of the lordship of Christ, and mockery was beginning to spread in the churches through the in uences of ... members of Jewish churches of Palestine or Asia Minor, where he probably was ministering at this time B DATE A suggested date for the writing of the epistle is around A.D 67-68, shortly before the. .. as gross immorality, antinomianism, rejection of the lordship of Christ, and mockery was beginning to spread in the churches through the in uences of ... relation to Christ: servant (bondslave) There are strong reasons for believing that this James was the half brother of Jesus, which associates Jude to Jesus in the same way (On James, read Matt 13:55;