1. Jude 1:24 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How will God keep his church from stumbling?

Jude 1:24 (ESV)

24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,

Though Jude has encouraged the church to keep themselves in the love of God, his ultimate confidence is not in their ability but in God. God will protect and purify his church, he will guard his people and keep them from falling into or persevering in sin. The first part of the doxology (which is a song of praise) is a prayer for God’s preservation of the recipients from the spiritual disaster with which the false teaching threatens them. Having stressed the responsibilities of the church, Jude now assures them of God’s help.1