Jude 1:1-2 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ… I. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUE BELIEVERS. These are three, and they include all which pertain to godliness. 1. A Divine act in the soul. The idea of consecration is here intended. 2. Divine guardianship over the soul. We are preserved in the matter of possession — what God has given us, and in the matter of condition — what God has made us. 3. Divine leadership before the soul. This is the call to service, activity, and suffering. II. THE BLESSINGS OF TRUE BELIEVERS. 1. God's mercy to maintain their purity. The very idea of weakness and imperfection is here implied. By the constant supply of grace the saints are kept from falling. 2. God's peace to maintain their preservation. Commotion, strife, perturbation of soul, invariably lead to loss and disaster. 3. God's love to inspire their life. (T. Davies, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: |
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