Jude 1:20 But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, I. THE CHRISTIAN GROWING IN HOLINESS. "Building up yourselves on your most holy faith." By the "faith" you are to understand the whole body of Christian doctrines. And this faith upon which we are to build the apostle describes as a "most holy faith." That which is to bear the superstructure of Christian hopes should be well proved. The faith of the gospel may well be called a "holy faith" — holy in its Author, holy in its design, holy in the precepts it inculcates, holy in the rewards it holds out. Yes, everything about this faith is holy. Holy is the law its doctrines are designed to vindicate. Holy is the offering provided by the righteous demands of God. Holy is the conversation required of those who should embrace its promises. Holy is the Agent who is ordained to make us meet for the presence of God. Such, then, is the faith upon which we are to build. The text further intimates that there must be a "building up" — that is, a progressive advancement — until it becomes a perfect building of God. II. THE CHRISTIAN PRAYING IN THE STRENGTH OF GOD. "Praying in the Holy Ghost." III. THE CHRISTIAN WATCHING AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF HIS FAITH. "Keep yourselves in the love of God." IV. THE CHRISTIAN WAITING FOR HIS HOPE. "Looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." (D. Moore, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,WEB: But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. |
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