Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
What does Jude 1:24 mean?
God is able, and as willing as able, to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory.
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Keep this verse inside Jude 1:24-25 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Jude 1:24
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling - This ascription to one who was able to keep them from falling is made in view of the facts adverted to in the Epistle - the dangers of being led away by the arts and the example of these teachers of error. Compare Jde 1:3. On the ascription itself, compare the notes at Romans 16:25-27 . The phrase "to keep from falling" means here to preserve from falling into sin, from yielding to temptation, and dishonoring their religion.
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The people of God are liable to falling into temptation, into sin, into errors and mistakes, from an exercise of grace, or from a degree of steadfastness in Gospel truths, and even into a final and total apostasy, were it not for divine power; and they are not able to keep themselves.
Context in Jude 1
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Jude 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as purpose and warning. Jude is a fierce warning against false teachers, paired with a call to build, pray, keep, and hope in the mercy of Christ. Read this chapter with the wider themes of false teaching, judgment, and holiness in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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