Lesson 3992

 Lesson (3992)(12-23-22)  Jude 1:1-2

    “ Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.”

   In today's quote, Jude wrote explicitly to “them that are SANCTIFIED by God...”. In order to know who exactly Jude was referring, lets first define the word “sanctified”. My dictionary difines the word as; ‘SANC·TI·FY’

verb: past tense: sanctified; past participle: sanctified

set apart as or declare holy; consecrate. "a small shrine was built to sanctify the site"

Similar: consecrate, make holy, make sacred, bless, hallow, set apart, dedicate to God, anoint, ordain, canonize, beatify, make legitimate or binding by religious sanction., "they see their love sanctified by the sacrament of marriage", 

Similar: approve, sanction, condone, JUSTIFY, vindicate,, free from sin; purify.

"may God sanctify his soul"

Similar: purify, free from sin, absolve, redeem

    Understanding what that word means is important to understanding what kind of people Jude was writing to. 

     Just as Jude’s letter was directed to the “sanctified by God”, it was intended for the same SANCTIFIED people who were ALSO, “PRESERVED IN JESUS CHRIST”.

    That all means that Jude was, in essence, writing to those of us whom have been saved by faith in Jesus and “preserved” by the Holy Spirit of God, “until the day of redemption”. “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are SEALED unto the day of redemption”. (Ephesians 4:30)

    This lesson should lay to rest the erroneous notion that once a person’s soul has been saved by the blood of Christ, it can again be condemned by sin.~