In his writing, Jude calls attention to the presence of apostates and declares a figurative war against them. He emphasizes that this is not a battle he intends to fight alone. Instead, Jude is urging his audience to actively participate in defending their faith. This call to action is not a passive request for support or prayer but a direct and earnest appeal to engage in the struggle for their beliefs. Jude's message is a rallying cry for collective effort in standing firm and contending for the faith.

And Jude in his writing flips on the light switch as it were and calls them out as he declares war on these apostates But he's not going to battle alone. He's enlisting those to whom he writes to earnestly contend for the faith. This is some passive call for them to sit on the sidelines and pray for me, I'm doing this, I'm doing that. No, no, it's not that. He's saying you need to earnestly contend for the faith.

He's calling them to action.