Monday, July 11, 2016

Jude 1-2

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

Jude 
Matthew 13:55-56  "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"  [see also Mark 6:3]
John 14:22  Then Judas [Thaddaeus son of James] (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"
Acts 1:13  When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James [Thaddaeus].

a servant of Jesus Christ 
Romans 1:1  Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel of God--...

To those who have been called 
Romans 1:6-7  And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ 
John 17:12  "While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled."

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance 
Galatians 6:16  Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule--to the Israel of God.
1 Timothy 1:2  To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

[brackets are mine]

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