Jude Outline

  1. Believer’s Beware (v. 5-16)
    1. Examples of group judgment (v. 5-7)
      1. Israelites not entering promised land
      2. Angels
      3. Sodom-Gomorrah
    2. Description of godless men (v. 8-10)
      1. Pollute bodies
      2. Reject authority
      3. Slander celestial beings
    3. Three OT Characters (v. 11)
      1. Cain: man’s way, natural religion
      2. Balaam: prophet for hire
      3. Korah: rebellion
    4. Descriptions of these men (v. 12-16)
      1. Blemishes = hidden rocks
      2. Clouds w/o rain
      3. Autumn trees with no fruit
      4. Wild waves
      5. Wandering stars
      6. Grumblers
      7. Follow own desires
      8. Boast and flatter
  2. Believer’s response (v. 17-23)
    1. Apostles prophecies 17-19
      1. Scoffers
      2. Cause divisions
      3. Mere natural instincts
      4. No spirit
    2. Exhortation to: 20-21
      1. Build up
      2. Pray in HS
      3. Keep in God’s love
    3. Attitude 22-23
      1. Be merciful
      2. Snatch from fire
      3. Fear