Jude 1:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in the love of God - Still adverting to their own agency. On the duty here enjoined, see the notes at John 15:9. The phrase “the love of God” may mean either God’s love to us, or our love to him. The latter appears, however, to be the sense here, because it is not a subject which could be enjoined, that we should keep up “God’s love to us.” That is a point over which we can have no control, except so far as it may be the result of our obedience; but we may be commanded to love... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:20-21

Judges 1:20-21. But ye, beloved Not separating yourselves from your Christian brethren, but building up Or edifying one another in knowledge and grace; on, or in, your most holy faith The true Christian faith, having for its object all the doctrines, precepts, and promises of the gospel; a faith, than which none can be more holy in itself, or more conducive to the most refined and exalted holiness; praying in, or through, the Holy Ghost By a principle of grace derived from him,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jude 1:17-25

Encouragement to Christians (17-25)The Christians are reminded of the words of the apostles. Years earlier they had warned that ungodly teachers would trouble the church, leading people into sin and causing divisions (17-19). The way to avoid their evil influence is to learn more of the Christian truth, to be more sincere in prayer, to grow in devotion to God, to hate sin in all its forms, and to help those affected by the false teachers to find new life in God (20-23).Jude closes his letter on... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jude 1:21

the love of God = God's love to you, i.e. the assurance of it, basedon His Word. looking for . Greek. prosdechomai. See Acts 23:21 . life . App-170 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jude 1:21

keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.Keep yourselves in the love of God ... Again the human response factor is stressed, the meaning here being exactly what it was in Jude 1:1:20, "keeping oneself in the love of God" being one and the same thing with obeying God's commandments, as extensively taught in the Johannine literature, above. Summarizing the admonitions of these verses, what Jude commanded, or rather pleaded that the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:21

Jude 1:21. Keep yourselves in the love of God,— The word 'Εαυτους is put for αλληλου, one another, both here and in Jude 1:20. See 1 Thessalonians 5:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:13. The meaningand connection is, that bybuilding up one another upon their most holy faith, and praying by the aid or inspiration of the Spirit, they should preserve one another in a sincere love to God and goodness, and in that way they might expect the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jude 1:21

In :-, :-, Jude combines the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost: and faith, hope, and love.Keep yourselves — not in your own strength, but “in the love of God,” that is, God’s love to you and all His believing children, the only guarantee for their being kept safe. Man’s need of watching is implied; at the same time he cannot keep himself, unless God in His love keep him.looking for — in hope.the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ — to be fully manifested at His coming. Mercy is usually... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jude 1:20-23

B. The Positive Instruction of the Readers VV. 20-23 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jude 1:21

Third, we should keep ourselves in the sphere of God’s love (Judges 1:1; Judges 1:6; Judges 1:13; cf. John 15:9; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:39). When we depart from His Word and His will, we erect barriers between ourselves and God thus blocking the free flow of His love to us. We keep ourselves in His love by abiding in Him (John 15:9-10; 1 John 2:28)."To be conscious of being beloved by God is one of the greatest protections that the believer can possess." [Note: Plummer, 6:662.] Fourth, we should... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Jude 1:21

1:21 yourselves (f-2) Aorist; be in that state. read more

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