Jude 1:19-21
What is written? (ESV)
It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
What does it say?
It is worldly people that do not have the Spirit that cause divisions. But you, brethren, keep yourselves in God's love, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life by building yourselves up in faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.
What is its immediate context?
Jude’s letter to Christians warning them of false teachers that have “crept in unnoticed” (vs 4).
How Jude 1:19-21 is applied across Bible answers
What does it mean to pray in the Spirit?
Jude reminds those confronting false teaching that prayer in the Spirit will build up and help to keep one "in the love of God".
What is Christian fellowship?
Jude encourages Christians to remain "in the love of God" in the face of opposition from those wanting to "cause divisions".
Where do we see the personality of the Godhead?
Christians are to keep themselves in the love of God the Father while they wait for the mercy of Jesus Christ by building their faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.
