Jude 1:24,25

CONCLUSION: A BELIEVER GUARDED SECURELY IN THE STATE OF HIS CHOICE

Jude 1:24-25

Text

24.

Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

25.

to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

Queries

98.

Since God is able to keep us from falling, does this imply that God will keep us from rejecting Him and from choosing to wallow in sin again?

99.

In what sense will God keep us from falling? (see question 91)

100.

What does it mean to be presented before God faultless?

101.

Analyze all the equalities of God that are mentioned in Jude 1:25. (Do not neglect the very last phrase).

Paraphrases

A. 24.

Now we conclude by pointing to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling in sin, if you so wish to be kept. He will honor your choice of grace by receiving you in His holy presence without any spot of sin. Oh, what joy!

25.

To Him who is the only God and Savior, through no other way except through our Lord Jesus, who is the Christ; belongs His excelling regal dignity, His mighty strength and rule, throughout all eternity beyond time itself.

B.*24.

And nowglory to Him Who alone is God, Who saves us

25.

through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are His from the beginning; His they are and His they evermore will be. And He is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into His glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy. AMEN.

Summary

In conclusion let us look to our only God who saves us through Jesus, and give Him His proper place in our life and praise. Amen.

Comment

How fitting that the conclusion would take the reader back to facts concerning God and His salvation through Christ, for these are the very facts attacked by the loose-living libertines. These libertines are evidently the forerunners of the Gnostic element within the church, for by their loose example the Gnostics were enabled to infilter the church with their particular brand of apostasy during the second century.
There is only one God, contrary to the brand of apostasy developed by the Gnostics. Jesus is the Christ, again contrary to the Gnostic heresy. All perfection, rule, power, and majesty belong to Him, and not to any so-called superior god, nor to any sect or privileged group.

This God has ordained to redeem us through Jesus Christ, and no other. He will present us faultless, without any spot or wrinkle of sin, because we are washed in the blood of Jesus and only for this reason. The saints will be put in the full view of His glory and will rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. (1 Peter 1:8).

He not only legally absolves us from blame, but He presents us faultless. We are made internally pure and eternally unblemished. To such a one we can only marvel in His wisdom, and glorify His majesty, and submit to His dominion, and be eternally thankful for His keeping power.
What a conclusion to an exhortation to contend earnestly for the faith! In an age as today, when atheism is the byword in public education, where the fear and worship of God are prohibited, when philosophers and men of science openly ridicule the idea of God, when sensuousness has become a way of life so common it is seldom noticed; here and now, our God is able and willing to keep us spotless and pure in Him through Jesus Christ our Lord. God help us also to be willing!