Jude 1:20-21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:17-21

Having Exposed The Ungodly Jude Now Turns To The Godly And Seeks To Encourage Them And Give Them Guidance (Jude 1:17-21 ). He first reminds God’s true people that what is happening is in full accord with the warnings given by the Apostles, that mockers would come who followed their own evil desires, who would cause division and lead people in sensuous ways, and then he tells them how they can combat such things by building up their knowledge of Christ, praying in the true Holy Spirit, keeping... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:20-21

‘But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.’ Jude now seeks to turn their minds from all the error and from all the distraction that he has been describing towards the triune God, Who alone is God. They are to pray in the Holy Spirit, keep themselves in the love of God, and look for the mercy of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Compare for this... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jude 1:19-23

Jude 1:19-Isaiah : . These false brethren make divisions among you, but do you build up yourselves by means of your most holy faith. As regards them, show mercy towards those who are in doubt; save others, snatching them from the fire which is consuming them; show mercy to others, yet fear lest you be contaminated by them. Jude 1:19 . separations: cf. the warning against those who cause divisions in Romans 16:17; the divisions were probably social ( cf. Jude 1:16, “ respect of persons” ),... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:20

Building up yourselves; he compares them to a house, which is to be built up, whereof faith is the foundation: the same metaphor is used, 1 Corinthians 4:9; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1 Peter 2:5. Most holy; so he calls faith, as being the means of purifying their hearts, and working holiness in them; and in opposition to the false faith of the heretics he warns them against, which did consist with so much impurity. Faith; this may be understood either: 1. Of the grace of faith; and then that is... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in the love of God; i.e. in love to God, or that love whereby ye love God; this implies love to each other, as the cause doth the effect. Looking for; viz. by hope: and so in these two verses we have the three cardinal graces, faith, hope, and charity. The mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life; the merciful or gracious sentence of Christ the Judge, whereby he puts believers in possession of eternal life, Matthew 25:34. This reward of eternal life is promised, but... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Jude 1:20-23

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESJude 1:20.—This gives positive teaching. It answers the question, What can sincere and earnest believers do to guard themselves from the insidious influence of evil men, and imperilling surroundings and influences? The answer in the general is thus given—Faith is strengthened and preserved by growth in the Christian life, prayer of the meditative and fervent type, cherishing the sense of the personal divine love, and keeping up hope of the fulfilment of the promise... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Jude 1:20

Jude 1:20 I. Prayer is the Divinely appointed means of obtaining all the promised blessings needful for our spiritual and eternal welfare. This truth is quite clear to the student of Scripture. The lips of eternal truth have uttered words which prove the necessity of prayer, and also prove the omnipotent efficacy of prayer: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Jude 1:21

Jude 1:21 A Christmas Morning Talk with Children. I. Love is a fire that wants a great deal of keeping. "Keep yourselves in the love of God." When I am writing in my study sometimes, what do you think takes place? The bright, warm fire goes out. It dies, as you say, of its own accord. I have not poked or attended to it, and it simply goes out. It was lighted; the coals were red; but through my neglect they turned black and cold. It is not enough for you as children to feel now and then love to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jude 1:1-25

Shall we go to the general epistle of Jude. Jude introduces himself as...A servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James ( Jude 1:1 ),The word servant in Greek is doulos, bondslave of Jesus Christ. But also adding this identification as brother of James, which leads to a very interesting speculation, which is in all probability correct. In Matthew's gospel, chapter thirteen, when Jesus was attracting great multitudes, there were those that were offended because of Him. They said, "Hey, we know... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jude 1:1-25

THE gleanings of the church respecting St. Jude are few. Du Pin, who spent his life in ecclesiastical studies, says, he had the surname of Lebbeus and Thaddeus, was brother of James the less, and is called the Lord’s brother. He here denominates himself the servant of Jesus Christ, or an apostle. The Greek church calls him the apostle of Mesopotamia; but Pauline assigns Lybia as his lot. Hegesippus reports that in the time of Domitian, the emperor, two grandchildren of this apostle were alive.... read more

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