Example 2 : " Our Common Salvation "
(a) Type and plan : Exposition of an individual book- so concentrating attention upon a section of Scripture always before the hearer. Purpose-to examine whether universalism (salvation for everyone regardless) is true or false.

(b) Reading : The Epistle of Jude.

(c) Development;

(i) " Common." Clearly not universal, or whole verse (Jude 3) meaningless-" diligence "- " needful to write "-" Exhort "-" earnestly contend " all show conditional nature.
(ii) " Our " (R.V. only)-Who?
1. Jude ; 2. The saints (vv. 1,3); 3. Not the whole church even (v. 4). God's discrimination seen more clearly in closely similar 2 Pet 2: 4, 5, 6, 9-thus : " Angels that sinned "-nature of sin and the result (Jude 6 ; 2 Peter 2 : 4)-time (Jude 5)- identity (hint in Jude 11-cf. Num. 16: 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 31-33).
2. Noah's ungodly world (2 Pet. 2: 5 ; Jude 14-15).
3. Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Pet. 2:6-7;
Jude 7).
Point of examples clear.
(iii) " Salvation "-opposite to " perish " in Jude 5: 11 ; 2 Pet. 3:6-itself set forth in salvation from Egypt (Jude 5). Each related to Jude's own day-Jude 10 for negative, 21 for promise,
(iv) How is Salvation Attained?
1. The Call. - Jude 1.
2. Belief-Jude 20 (Contrast 18 and 2 Pet. 3: 3-4).
3. Humble obedience-imitate Michael-Jude 8-9.
(Exposition of Michael and emphasis on humility via Zech. 3:2" brand." Compare Amos 4:11 and Jude 23; "garment," Zech. 3:3, compare Jude 23. Note thrill of interconnection of Scripture),
(v) Obedience and " putting on Christ "-bondslaves
-Jude 1 and Gal. 3: 27-Rom. 6.
(vi) Life of service-looking for grace, not wages- Rom. 6:23; Jude 4: 21.
(vii) Receiving gift of Life and Promised Land, as antitype of Jude 5.
(viii) Summary: salvation for some-condemnation of others-hence need for watchfulness-reiteration of " keep " in Jude 1: 6,13,21, 24. 91

Such a lecture is well, designed to leave a concentrated impression easily recaptured from a short writing; it copes with difficult passages in its stride, without appearance of anxiety in the treatment; it has something to say to many of the Christadelphians listening, and is for them a particularly valuable restatement of accepted truths.