Jude 3-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jude 1:3-4: 1:3-4 In place of the thanksgiving that usually comes at this point in a New Testament letter (see Rom 1:8-14 ; 1 Cor 1:4-9 ), Jude explains his central purpose. False teaching was a potent danger to the faith of his readers (see Jude 1:22-23 ). 1:3 In the New Testament, “faith” usually refers to the act of believing, while the faith refers to the content of Christian belief.

bRom 1:8-14►

c1 Cor 1:4-9►

dJude 1:22-23►

‏ Jude 3-4

Summary for Jude 1:3-4: 1:3-4 ^a In place of the thanksgiving that usually comes at this point in a New Testament letter (see Rom 1:8-14 ^b; 1 Cor 1:4-9 ^c), Jude explains his central purpose. False teaching was a potent danger to the faith of his readers (see Jude 1:22-23 ^d). 1:3 ^e In the New Testament, “faith” usually refers to the act of believing, while the faith refers to the content of Christian belief.
1:4 ^f Abusing God’s marvelous grace by saying that it allows us to live immoral lives is a constant temptation (cp. Rom 6 ^g).