NOW AND FOREVER

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24 Now to Him who is ABLEto KEEP you fromstumbling and to presentyou blameless before thepresence of His glory withgreat joy.

JUDE 1:24-25

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25To the only God, ourSavior, through Jesus Christour Lord, be glory, majesty,dominion and authority,before all time and nowand forever. Amen.

JUDE 1:24-25

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24 Now unto him that is ABLEto KEEP you from falling, andto present you faultlessbefore the presence of hisglory with exceeding joy.

JUDE 1:24-25 NKJV

““25 To the only wise God ourSavior, be glory and majesty,dominion and power, bothnow and forever. Amen.

JUDE 1:24-25 NKJV

Jude wants to

emphasize the

following in his letter.

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A plea to contend earnestly

for the faith

NOW AND FOREVER

““3 Dear friends, although I was veryeager to write to you about thesalvation we share, I felt compelledto write and urge you tocontend for the faith that was oncefor all entrusted to God’s holypeople.

JUDE 1:3

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A warning about ungodly men

who have crept in unnoticed

““4 For certain individuals whosecondemnation was written about longago have secretly slipped in amongyou. They are ungodly people, whopervert the grace of our God into alicense for immorality and deny JesusChrist our only Sovereign and Lord.

JUDE 1:4

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A reminder of God’s righteous

condemnation in times past

““5 Though you already know allthis, I want to remind you thatthe Lord[a] at one time deliveredhis people out of Egypt, but laterdestroyed those who did notbelieve.

JUDE 1:5-7

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6 And the angels who did not keeptheir positions of authority butabandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness,bound with everlasting chains forjudgment on the great Day.

JUDE 1:5-7

““7 In a similar way, Sodom andGomorrah and the surroundingtowns gave themselves up tosexual immorality and perversion.They serve as an example of thosewho suffer the punishment ofeternal fire.

JUDE 1:5-7

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A description of the depravity

of the ungodly dreamers

““8 In the very same way, on thestrength of their dreams theseungodly people pollute theirown bodies, reject authorityand heap abuse on celestial

JUDE 1:8-16

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9But even thearchangel Michael, when hewas disputing with the devilabout the body of Moses, didnot himself dare to condemnhim for slander but said, “TheLord rebuke you!”

JUDE 1:8-16

““10 Yet these people slanderwhatever they do notunderstand, and the very thingsthey do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—willdestroy them..

JUDE 1:8-16

““11 Woe to them! They havetaken the way of Cain; theyhave rushed for profit intoBalaam’s error; they have beendestroyed in Korah’s rebellion.

JUDE 1:8-16

““12 These people are blemishes at yourlove feasts, eating with you withoutthe slightest qualm—shepherds whofeed only themselves. They are cloudswithout rain, blown along by thewind; autumn trees, without fruit anduprooted—twice dead.

JUDE 1:8-16

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13 They are wild waves of thesea, foaming up theirshame; wandering stars, forwhom blackest darkness hasbeen reserved forever.

JUDE 1:8-16

““14 Enoch, the seventh fromAdam, prophesied about them:“See, the Lord is coming withthousands upon thousands ofHis holy ones

JUDE 1:8-16

““15 to judge everyone, and toconvict all of them of all theungodly acts they havecommitted in their ungodliness,and of all the defiant wordsungodly sinners have spokenagainst Him.”[b] .

JUDE 1:8-16

““16These people aregrumblers and faultfinders;they follow their own evildesires; they boast aboutthemselves and flatter othersfor their own advantage.

JUDE 1:8-16

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Counsel on how to keep from

stumbling

““17 But, dear friends, rememberwhat the apostles of our LordJesus Christ foretold. 18 They saidto you, “In the last times therewill be scoffers who will followtheir own ungodly desires.”

JUDE 1:17-23

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19 These are the people whodivide you, who follow merenatural instincts and do nothave the Spirit.

JUDE 1:17-23

““20 But you, dear friends, bybuilding yourselves up inyour most holy faith andpraying in the Holy Spirit,

JUDE 1:17-23

““21 keep yourselves in God’s loveas you wait for the mercy ofour Lord Jesus Christ to bringyou to eternal life.22 Be merciful to those whodoubt;

JUDE 1:17-23

““23 save others by snatching themfrom the fire; to others showmercy, mixed with fear—hatingeven the clothing stained bycorrupted flesh.[a]

JUDE 1:17-23

Doxology means

“An expression of

praise to God”

Doxologies

are common in

Scriptures

““25 Now to him who is able toestablish you in accordance withmy gospel, the message Iproclaim about Jesus Christ, inkeeping with the revelation of themystery hidden for long agespast,

ROMANS 16:25-27

““26 but now revealed and madeknown through the propheticwritings by the command of theeternal God, so that all theGentiles might come to theobedience that comesfrom[a] faith—

ROMANS 16:25-27

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27 to the only wise God beglory forever through JesusChrist! Amen.

ROMANS 16:25-27

““20 Now to him who is able todo immeasurably more thanall we ask or imagine,according to his power thatis at work within us, ever!Amen.

EPHESIANS 3:20-21

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21 to him be glory in thechurch and in Christ Jesusthroughout all generations,for ever and ever! Amen.

EPHESIANS 3:20-21

THE FORMAT OF

DOXOLOGY IS

USUALLY IN

TWO PARTS

(1)

An address to the one being praised,

including reasons for the praise

being offered

(2)

The expression of praise

itself.

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That we might be sure to live with

a strong assurance of faith and

hope.

““

24 Now to Him who is ABLEto KEEP you from stumblingand to present youblameless before thepresence of His glory withgreat joy.

JUDE 1:24-25

““

25To the only God, ourSavior, through Jesus Christour Lord, be glory, majesty,dominion and authority,before all time and nowand forever. Amen.

JUDE 1:24-25

““

24 Now unto him that is ABLEto KEEP you from falling, andto present you faultlessbefore the presence of hisglory with exceeding joy.

JUDE 1:24-25 NKJV

““25 To the only wise God ourSavior, be glory and majesty,dominion and power, bothnow and forever. Amen.

JUDE 1:24-25 NKJV

I. THE PERSON TO WHOM PRAISE IS ASCRIBED

A. To Him who is able

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God is ABLE to performanything He wants to doin my life, in your life andin this world.

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Able means having theabsolute power; skills andmeans to do anything. Itmeans that God can anythingHe wants without asking forhelp from somebody.

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- To keep you fromstumbling.

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Keep means able toguard you.

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Stumbling does not referto occasional sin but tostumble so as to fallaway completely

““Therefore brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure , for if you practice these qualities you will never fall

2PETER 1:10

What are these

qualities?

““5 But also for this veryreason, giving all diligence,add to your faith virtue, tovirtue knowledge,

2PETER 1:5-7

““

6 to knowledge self-control,to self-control perseverance,to perseverance godliness,

2PETER 1:5-7

““

7 to godliness brotherlykindness, and to brotherlykindness love.

2PETER 1:5-7

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- God’s ability to keep usfrom stumbling wasimplied at the beginning ofthe epistle.

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Kept in Christ.

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To present you faultlessbefore the presence of Hisglory with exceeding joy”

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The focus is on God’s ability toproduce the ultimate goal ofredemption. That goal isexpressed here as presentingus before God…

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Faultless

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Blameless in ESV;without fault in NIV;without single fault in NLT

““

27 so that he might present thechurch to himself insplendor, without spot orwrinkle or any such thing, thatshe might be holy and withoutblemish.

EPHESIANS 5:27 ESV

““

27 and to present her tohimself as a radiant church,without stain or wrinkle orany other blemish, but holyand blameless.

2PETER 1:5-7 NIV

““27 He did this to present herto himself as a gloriouschurch without a spot orwrinkle or any otherblemish. Instead, she will beholy and without fault.

2PETER 1:5-7 NLT

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Not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing

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Holy and without blemish

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Through His DivineProvidence, God will bringHis scheme of redemptionto pass.

““28 And we know that Godcauses everything to worktogether[a] for the good ofthose who love God and arecalled according to his purposefor them.

ROMANS 8:28-30

““

29 For God knew His people inadvance, and He chose them tobecome like His Son, so thatHis Son would be thefirstborn[b] among manybrothers and sisters.

ROMANS 8:28-30

““30 And having chosen them, Hecalled them to come to Him. Andhaving called them, He gavethem right standing with Himself.And having given them rightstanding, He gave them Hisglory.

ROMANS 8:28-30

B. TO GOD

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1. Our Savior”

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2. Who alone is wise”

II. THE PRAISE

ASCRIBED TO GOD

““

25To the only God, ourSavior, through Jesus Christour Lord, be glory, majesty,dominion and authority,before all time and nowand forever. Amen.

JUDE 1:24-25

“GLORY AND

MAJESTY”

“glory” comes from

“doxa” {dox’-ah}, and is

used to suggest dignity

and honor

“majesty”

comes from

“megalosune ” {meg-al-

o-soo’-nay}, meaning

“greatness”

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Thus Jude seeks to haveall glory and majestygiven to God

“DOMINION AND

POWER”

“dominion”

is from “kratos” {krat’-os}, and means “might,

power,

strength”

“power”

is from

“exousia”

{ex-oo-see’-ah}, and

refers to “authority,

jurisdiction, liberty,

power, right,

strength”

“BOTH NOW AND

FOREVER”

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Jude’s fervent prayer isthat dominion and power,glory and majesty remainin God.

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Not just for the present,but for eternity!

CONCLUSION

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With a single word (“amen”, i.e., “so be it”), Jude ends his doxology

and the epistle itself

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God will bring into judgment all who are

ungodly

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God will preserve in Jesus Christ all who remain

faithful to Him

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God will keep them from stumbling

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God will present them faultless before

His presence with exceeding joy

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And to Him will be...

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Glory and Majesty

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Dominion and Power

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both now and forever!

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For us to enjoy the blessedness promised the

faithful, we must heed Jude’s call...

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To remember the words spoken before -

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To build ourselves up on our most holy faith

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To pray in the Holy Spirit

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To keep ourselves in the love of God

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To look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus unto eternal life

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To extend compassionate effort

to those in danger

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For only then will it be true that we heeded the

exhortation “to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints”