Jude 1:1-13

Jude opens his epistle by identifying both himself and the audience to which he is writing. Jude directs his words to them who are sanctified by God the Father, preserved in Christ, and are called to be used by Him. While Jude lists three descriptions, he is addressing a single group. That group is all who are of the common salvation. The common salvation consists of all who have received or ever shall…