Jude does not call himself brother of our Lord Jesus Christ but he was.. Instead he calls himself slave of Jesus Christ. What a humble posture!
As I read this small letter I see similarities with James in a direct approach. He does not mince words. There is heresy in the church and in the same way as Peter was addressing this heresy in 2 Peter, here Jude is speaking directly to it.
Though Jude's opening comments show his love for the faithful saints to whom he is writing.
Here is a man with authority. He lived with the son of God and did not accept His deity until He had risen from the dead. He knew what it was to believe wrongly but he also knew what it meant to receive the truth, he confesses himself a slave of Jesus Christ, he is totally submitted.
For my brothers and sisters to take this posture with me I know what that would cost and I appreciate this coming from Jude. His humility and submission gives him authority.
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