To help them combat such tendencies, Jude urged fellow Christians to keep clearly in mind their objective: “Beloved ones, by building up yourselves on your most holy faith, and praying with holy spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love, while you are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view. ”
पण पहिल्या शतकातील मंडळीत लैंगिक अनैतिकता, विकृतपणा, अधीन न राहण्याची वृत्ती, मतभेद, ख्रिस्ती विश्‍वासांविषयी शंकाकुशंका यांसारख्या वाईट प्रभावांचा शिरकाव होऊ लागला होता.