Earnestly Contend For the Faith Author:Clarence Sexton There are 27 books in the New Testament. The first 4, the Gospel records, are followed by the book of Acts, which deals with the continuing work of Christ in the Person of the Holy Spirit. If we view the book of Acts as dealing with the beginning of the Church Age, let us view the book of Jude as dealing with the end of the Church Ag... more »e. The book of Jude concerns itself with the acts of the apostates. Now is a time for boldness, says this book, which is a study of the book of Jude "intended to encourage Christians to take a compassionate stand for Christ in these perilous times."« less