EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/01/2025 8:03 PM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-2“The Saints Guarantee’”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Jude 24-25
Message of the verse: “24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”
I want to finish this introduction to Jude 24-25, and as I have mentioned this is the most blessed closing to any of the epistles that I have ever read, and with that I will finish with my quotation from John MacArthur’s commentary on this introduction to this very last section, the doxology from the letter written by Jude, the Lord’s half brother.
“The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints (that true believers persevere in faith in the gospel to the end because the Father has granted them an unfailing faith) connects inseparably with the other doctrines of salvation. For instance, it is intimately tied to the doctrine of election (v. Eph. 1:11; 1 Thess. 5:24; cf. 1 Peter 1:4-5)—God makes sure that those He chooses for eternal life will never lose it (John 10:28-29; 1 Cor. 1:8-9; Phil. 1:6). It is also eternally linked to the doctrine of justification (Rom. 5:1, 9; 8:30), by which Jesus Christ has fully paid sin’s penalty for believers ( 1 Peter 2:24; cf. 2 Cor. 5:21) so that there is no basis on which they can be condemned (Rom. 8:1, 33-35). And it connects inseparably to the doctrines of sanctification (2 Thess. 2:13) and glorification (Heb. 2:10)—the Holy Spirit seals believers and sanctifies them (2 Cor. 1:21-22; Eph. 1:13-14), thereby certifying that all will be brought to glory (cf. Heb. 10:14-15). If we—who by faith embrace the gospel—could lose our salvation, then each of these other doctrines would be severely undermined.” (Like I said in the last SD, the things we see in this introduction are something that needs to be read over a couple of times to best understand it, for it is very important!
“As he brings his letter to a close, Jude underscores God’s preserving work in salvation by means of a doxology, a word of praise to God. In so doing, Jude is in keeping with biblical precedent. Each of the five books of Psalms, for example, concludes with a doxology, (41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52; 106: 38; 159). The New Testament also records many other doxologies (e.g., Luke 2:13-14; 19:35-38; Rom. 11:36; 16:27; Eph. 1:3; 3:20-21; Phil. 4:20); 1 Peter 5:11; 2 Peter 3:18; Rev. 1:6), all of which focus on the glory and grace of God. They are always outbursts of praise for the greatness of salvation and the promised blessing of eternal life in heaven. For instance, Paul concludes his letter to the Romans with this doxology:
25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. (16:25-27; cf. Gal. 1:3-5; 1 Tim. 1:17; 2 Tim. 4:18)
“”In contrast to his warnings regarding apostasy, Jude’s doxology brings comfort and encouragement, reminding believers of the faithfulness and power of God. It negates fear (cf. Ps. 27:1; Prov. 1:33; John 14:27), brings joy (cf. Isa. 35:10; Matt. 5:12a; Rom. 15:13), and stimulates hope for the future (cf. Rom. 12:12; Eph. 4:4; Titus 1:2; 1 Peter 1:3). And it does this by emphasizing two crucial things that the Lord will do for us His saints: preserve our salvation and present us blameless before His glorious throne.”
Looking forward to dive more into these closing verses of Jude, as mentioned they are a favorite of mine, and now I get the chance to learn more from them.
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