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Keeping ourselves in the love of God

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The Book of books brings us writing which indicates we have to keep ourselves in the love of God, which can only be done by keeping to the Only One True God and His commandments.

20 But you, beloved, wbuilding yourselves up in your most holy faith and xpraying in the Holy Spirit, 21 ykeep yourselves in the love of God, zwaiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

Jude vv. 20–21

Jude urges his readers to

“contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all” (v. 3)

because ungodly teachers are turning God’s grace into sensuality and thereby denying Christ. He blasts these false teachers and points to their sure condemnation (vv. 5–19). Then he urges his readers to persist in faith, prayer, and God’s love as they live in light of the Second Coming. (vv. 20–21).

When Jude exhorts his readers to steadfastness, he includes the Trinity. They are to pray “in the Holy Spirit,” to remain in “the love of God” the Father, and to wait

“expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” (vv. 20–21).

Christian Theology, Christopher W. Morgan

The Christopher W. Morgan is wrong to conclude that Jude teaches that each of the three persons of the Trinity is God. According to him

He does this by putting each of their names in a role that only God can fulfill.

and concludes:

We are to pray only “in God”; in this case, “in the Holy Spirit.” We must keep ourselves only in God’s love; in this case, the Father’s. We are to wait expectantly for the mercy of God alone for eternal life; in this case, “of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude thus teaches the deity of the Father, Son, and Spirit.

Christian Theology, Christopher W. Morgan

Date Setting

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Nobody knows the time when the end would come. We all are given signs and we can look at those signs. We may guess when things seem to go to happen, but being sure is an other matter. We always have to be very careful by making predictions. We also have to be careful by following people or organisations who claim certain dates. We also do have to be aware that certain people said “it could” or “it can” and that others when to believe “it should” or “it will” or “it shall”, though those telling or prophesying of it did not consider a prophesy. Always keep an eye on what an organisation or some of its followers said or how by their enthusiasm certain people got carried away.

We all should be aware that we do have to live as if any moment could be the end of the present times. We always should be ready, so that in case the next minute,or the next hour Jesus would return to this earth we are ready to receive him as our master teacher, who is the Way to Go, ready there to judge the living and the dead.

Let us make sure we shall be ready and are ready Now.

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