Christ in Jude

Christ Connection - The Brother

Jude is Jesus' brother - they shared a mother, Mary. Yet Jude calls himself a servant of Jesus. After the resurrection, the siblings of Jesus became believers (John 7:5 implies they didn't believe during His ministry). Jude's shift from family member to ' doulos ' is the shift every believer must make: knowing Christ not by blood but by surrender. Jesus told His disciples, "Whosoever shall do the will of my Father… the same is my brother, and sister, and mother" (Matt. 12:…