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From: Paul
To: All in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people.
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From: Paul and Sosthenes
To: The church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: The church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia.
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From: Paul and all the brothers and sisters with him
To: The churches in Galatia.
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From: Paul
To: God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: All God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ.
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From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy
To: The church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy
To: The church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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From: Paul
To: Timothy, my true son in the faith.
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From: Paul
To: Timothy, my dear son.
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From: Paul
To: Titus, my true son in our common faith.
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From: Paul and Timothy
To: Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your homes.
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From: Unknown (possibly Paul, Luke, or Apollos)
To: Unknown (probably Christians who had recently came out of the Old Covenant system that was previously established).
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From: James
To: The twelve tribes scattered among the nations.
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From: Peter
To: God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood.
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From: Peter
To: Those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have receieved faith as precious as ours.
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From: Unknown (probably John—the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: Unknown (probably Christian’s under John’s care).
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From: The elder (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: The lady chosen by God and to her children whom I love in the truth (probably the local church and the members of that church).
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From: Unknown (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)
To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
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From: Jude
To: Those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
Exegetical Meditations (24)
What Jude’s letter lacks in size it more than makes up for with love and urgency.
The way Jude wrote his letter makes it sound a little like one of those old-time gospel calls. As anachronistic as it is, it has hints of Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley.
Here’s the truth and warning.
Jude begins by stating up-front the reason for his writing. He was very eager to write about the common salvation he and his readers share; however, before he could write about that, something changed his mind. Whatever it was, it caused him to shift the focus of his letter from a hearty celebration of salvation to a hearty urgent call for them to contend for the faith.
Exegetical Meditations (12)
How are we to view those who try to lead the church astray?
Some see people who bring a different teaching that isn’t orthodox as a gift to the church because they’re rescuing her from her old way of thinking. Some view these so-called teachers as doing nothing more than trying to help those trapped in a system of thought and a way of viewing the world that is abhorrent to the rest of mankind. They’re here to help; not to harm.