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Jude devoted his entire epistle exclusively to confronting those who had defected from the true biblical faith and the false teachers who had led them astray. Revealing the character of these godless men who changed the grace of God into a license for immorality, Jude calls the church to discernment. He also encourages believers to persevere in their faith with prayer and the knowledge that the...

way that is worthy of their new calling and do not bring disgrace on it with any ungodly deeds. “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received” (Ephesians 4:1). When David was a shepherd, he thought about nothing but looking after his father’s sheep. But when God called him to look after people, he changed his way of living accordingly. A new calling requires a new way of living. “Live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory” (1 Thessalonians 2:12). The divine
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