Build yourselves up
Jude the half brother of Jesus writes,
“But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.
They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”Jude 1:17-21.
In my previous blog I noted that Jude warns believers about false teachers. Here Jude points out that in there will be scoffers who will go their own way. These are men who will divide believers. Men and women who do not possess the Spirit of God.
It is a common theme throughout the New Testament. All the writers of the New Testament warns against false teachers. Even Jesus did so.
Jude warns believers not to follow them but rather build themselves up in the faith. To pray and keep themselves in the love of God.
In other words if you claim to be a believer in Christ you need to pray and study the scriptures not just in church or in a bible study, but for yourself. To pray and ask God to show us the truths within the scriptures.
For it is in doing so that we will draw closer to God and keep ourselves from straying.
Please think about it.
Jude the half brother of Jesus writes,
“But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.
They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.”Jude 1:17-21.
In my previous blog I noted that Jude warns believers about false teachers. Here Jude points out that in there will be scoffers who will go their own way. These are men who will divide believers. Men and women who do not possess the Spirit of God.
It is a common theme throughout the New Testament. All the writers of the New Testament warns against false teachers. Even Jesus did so.
Jude warns believers not to follow them but rather build themselves up in the faith. To pray and keep themselves in the love of God.
In other words if you claim to be a believer in Christ you need to pray and study the scriptures not just in church or in a bible study, but for yourself. To pray and ask God to show us the truths within the scriptures.
For it is in doing so that we will draw closer to God and keep ourselves from straying.
Please think about it.
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