Contend for the Faith
We don't use the word "contend" very much today, except in a sports context. We hear the announcer say that a team is contending for the championship or a man is contending for the title. Basically, it means striving to accomplish something important, and it has the connotation of having to put forth a lot of effort to accomplish the task. There are definitely other things for which we should contend today besides these things in the world of sports. Jude is a whole book of the Bible that was written by the half brother of Jesus exhorting the believers of his day to contend for what they believed to be true. (Jude 3) He told the Christians of his day that while he had been diligent to write to them concerning their common salvation, he found it necessary to write to them exhorting them to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. It was important then, and it is even more important for us today. Our belief in Christ as Lord and Savi...