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do you do When Jesus' half-brother, Jude, wrote to the early Christians, he began by reminding them of their unique standing as followers of

Christ. They were called, beloved, and kept. As Alistair Begg unpacks these truths

for us today on Truth for Life, he considers how these

same assurances remain true and vital for us as believers.

We're looking at the opening verses in the book of June. writer to the readers, to those who are called beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.

Unlike some letters, there is no indication of who these people are, no names are mentioned concerning the readers.

There's no indication actually of where they are, no geographical pointers to help us with that.

But they are all described in terms of what they are.

And when Kenneth Taylor in his living Bible paraphrases the opening. In light of that, he writes,

Jude, servant of Jesus Christ and brothers of James, to Christians everywhere.

To Christians everywhere, because these designations that we're about to

consider are true of people who are the followers of the Lord Jesus. But of course

with that said we recognize that the specifics of the letter and

they're very specific aspects they point to the fact that Jude is actually

addressing without identifying it, a particular church or a particular

group of churches or of congregations. And he addresses them in these three words, called, beloved and kept.

Let's just look at them.

The Bible refers frequently to Christians in all kinds of ways,

but one of the ways in which it addresses the believer is someone whom God has called. And the word that is used here means

something more than simply invited. It's not that these people have only been invited.

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