This is a Bible commentary for the Epistle of James and Jude. The Epistle of James is a general
epistle and one of the 21 epistles in the New Testament. Framing his letter within an overall
theme of patient perseverance during trials and temptations James writes in order to encourage
his readers to live consistently with what they have learned in Christ. He condemns various
sins including pride hypocrisy favoritism and slander. He encourages and implores believers
to humbly live by godly rather than worldly wisdom and to pray in all situations. The second
epistle discussed in this book is the Epistle of Jude which is the penultimate book of the New
Testament as well as the Christian Bible. It condemns in fierce terms certain people the author
sees as a threat to the early Christian community but describes these opponents only vaguely.
According to Jude these opponents are within the Christian community but are not true
Christians: they are scoffers false teachers malcontents given to their lusts and so on.
