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Jude 1:1-4

Jude 1:1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are the called, cared about by God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:2 May mercy, peace, and care be multiplied to you.
Jude 1:3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the devotees once for all.
Jude 1:4 For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

fake faith

We have only this one letter from Jude, and it was a letter he was reluctant to write. He wanted to write about a topic that would bring comfort and gladness. But he felt compelled to write a warning about fake Christians. They could be spotted by how they lived. They would be ungodly. They might consent to the doctrines of the church, but their lifestlyle would be a denial of Christ.

Jude instructed his listeners to contend for the faith. Real faith in Christ responds to grace by obedience to his commands — not to get saved, but to get others saved. Fake faith uses grace as a license to sin more.