Who Are You?

Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: (Jude 1:1) Who is Jude? I love his explanation of who he is. He gives us his Personal Identity. He is Jude. He gives us his Spiritual Identity. He is a bond-servant of Jesus Christ. He gives us his Social Identity. He is the brother of James. I think the order he gives tells us a lot about him as well. Personal Identity, comes first, Spiritual Identity comes second, and Social Identity comes third. Although worldly people would have you believe otherwise, our social relationships are not nearly as important as our spiritual relationship. In eternal value, our relationships on earth are not nearly as important as our relationship to Jesus, and our social relationships can never be as wonderful as they could be if our relationship with Jesus is not what it should be. Jude identifies as a bond-servant of Christ. This message is about what that means.