The Praising Church
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Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
We have in the last verse a doxology much like others found in the scriptures.
The word doxology comes from two Greek terms, (Glory and See). Or, to see the glory!
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary PRAISE
PRAISE (Heb. piel hālal, hiphil yāḏâ, piel zāmar, piel šāḇaḥ; Gk. ainéō, doxázō, epainéō, exomologéō, hymnéō, psállō).* To honor and ascribe worth to God. Praise is regarded by the Bible as the response due to God from all creation because of his majesty and saving actions; it is the dominant characteristic of true piety.
T.R. Schreiner in His volume of the American Commentary Series says:
The doxology in Jude follows a form that is common in other New Testament doxologies. (1) God, the person who deserves the praise, is addressed in the dative case (; ; ); (2) glory and honor are ascribed to God (; ; ); (3) the endless duration of God’s praise is featured (; ; ); and (4) a concluding “amen” is incorporated (; ; ). Jude shared all four of these elements, indicating that we have a common liturgical form here. Doxologies with a different form exist elsewhere in the New Testament (; ; ; ; ; ). Jude follows the fourfold format set forth above. (1) Like and , the doxology begins by referring to God as “Now to him who is able” (tō de dynamenō). (2) The glory ascribed to God is expanded by Jude in v. 25, where “glory, majesty, power, and authority” are ascribed to him. (3) God’s honor, majesty and power are eternal, for they are “before all ages, both now and forevermore.” We should note here the triad of past, present, and future.45 (4) Finally, Jude concludes with the customary “amen.”
24 The doxology in Jude follows a form that is common in other New Testament doxologies. (1) God, the person who deserves the praise, is addressed in the dative case (; ; ); (2) glory and honor are ascribed to God (; ; ); (3) the endless duration of God’s praise is featured (; ; ); and (4) a concluding “amen” is incorporated (; ; ). Jude shared all four of these elements, indicating that we have a common liturgical form here. Doxologies with a different form exist elsewhere in the New Testament (; ; ; ; ; ). Jude follows the fourfold format set forth above. (1) Like and , the doxology begins by referring to God as “Now to him who is able” (tō de dynamenō). (2) The glory ascribed to God is expanded by Jude in v. 25, where “glory, majesty, power, and authority” are ascribed to him. (3) God’s honor, majesty and power are eternal, for they are “before all ages, both now and forevermore.” We should note here the triad of past, present, and future.45 (4) Finally, Jude concludes with the customary “amen.”
Schreiner, T. R. (2003). 1, 2 Peter, Jude (Vol. 37, p. 490). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
Yet, before introducing his doxology, Jude reminds us of the incredible mercy and power of God in ...
I. His desire and ability to keep us from Stumbling.
I. His desire and ability to keep us from Stumbling.
Stumbling is properly a term used to show one falling in sin, thus failing to keep the law.
God is able to keep us from sinning contrary to the law, and not just be providing a clear path for us to walk, but by also providing supernatural power by the blood of Christ to keep us in a favorable state to the law.
But, that doesn’t mean
A. He desires this for us.
This idea alone speaks volumes as to the desire God has for us. He does not provide for us based on obligation, but because He loves us!
This is at the foundation of -
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Yes, this is true love!
This is true love!
B. He provides the power.
The resurrection of Christ being the link that brings eternal life not just for mere existence of the soul, but also for the living of the soul in complete obedience to Him, now!
God, the Holy Trinity, the eternal Father, Son, and Spirit, working in perfect communion together, Has done everything we need to walk in perfect harmony with Him and keep us in favor with Himself.
What we need to do is to check out whether we really love Him!
Because if we do, we will walk in His ways in a perfect relationship. And if we sin, we will not be dissuaded from seeking His forgiveness and mercy. He makes and keeps us clean.
We also see the mercy and power of God in ...
II. His ongoing work to present us faultless.
II. His ongoing work to present us faultless.
Yes, He will present us faultless before the presence of His own glory!
The joy is also all His!
The Christian church is so confused as a whole when it comes to the doctrine of Salvation.
Some are trying to keep their own righteousness, which amounts to self righteousness and steals the glory away from God.
Others live as though they answer to no-one, and that God is obligated somehow to provide for their eternal glory!
Both are in error and will not stand in the presence of His glory!
They are as Jude has already said:
These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.
The fact is, we will gladly sing the doxology at the top of our lungs, because we have done nothing ourselves except to obey the command to come to the foot of the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ!
And so because we can take no credit for this powerful work of salvation, which He alone has accomplished...
We gather with the saints of glory and honor and praise Him who alone is wise, and pronounce-
“Glory and Majesty, dominion and power”
“both now and forever”
“Amen!”