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Contending Without Being Contentious
We must contend for the faith. Jude commands us, “Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). But we must not be contentious. Speaking on head coverings, Paul gave a prohibition against contentiousness that applies to any situation: “If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no…
Read MoreContending for the Faith: Jude 3-4
Jude’s purpose for his letter his clear: “I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). What is “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints,” what does it mean to “contend” for it, and why…
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