Remember the Apostles' Warning: Divisive Mockers Lack the Spirit
Endurance requires grounding in apostolic truth and recognizing the absence of the Spirit in divisive rebellion.
Jude 1:17–19 (BSB)
17 But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
18 when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
19 These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
What is the big idea of Jude 1:17–19?
Endurance requires grounding in apostolic truth and recognizing the absence of the Spirit in divisive rebellion.
How does Jude 1:17–19 point to Christ?
Those who belong to Jesus Christ are sealed with His Spirit, while those who reject Him remain worldly and divided; through Christ’s saving work believers receive the Spirit and are brought into covenant unity.
Authorial Intent
To anchor believers in apostolic teaching so they recognize that divisive mockers were predicted and lack the Spirit.
Chapter: Jude 1
Contend for the Faith, Keep Yourselves in God’s Love, and Rest in the God Who Keeps You
Because ungodly distortion threatens the church, believers must contend for the once-for-all faith with discernment, mercy, and confidence in the God who keeps his people.