Judas
chapter 1 verses
23 Rescue others by snatching them from the fire; still others, show mercy with fear, hating even the garment contaminated by the flesh.
24 To him that is able to keep them from falling, and to present them before his glory without blemish and with great joy,
25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all time, now and for ever and ever! Amen.
Verse 23: Judas goes on to say that Christians should have compassion or pity on those who do not believe in Jesus Christ as God and Savior, but save others by taking them out of the fire. Judas is referring to others who believe we are to preach the truth to save them from the fire of hell, and to others still, show mercy with fear, We must even show mercy to some, we must have patience and fear of God, for there are people who, if we use wisdom, will gradually strengthen in faith, and thus cease to act for the flesh, and then these people will flee from sin by hating even the garment contaminated by the flesh.
Verses 24 and 25: Judas concludes his letter with an excellent praise to the Lord our God, being a way of encouraging Christians, 4 To him who is able to keep them from falling Judas is referring that those who are under the direct authority of Christ, Christ Himself would not let these people stumble or fall and follow the false teachers.
Judas does not use the term fall, he uses the term stumbling, which denotes that Judas is writing for people who are already walking within the Christian life we can read also in Galatians chapter 5 vers 7 You ran well. Who hindered them from continuing to obey the truth?
8 Such persuasion does not come from the one who calls them.
9 "A little leaven leavens the whole mass."
10 I am convinced of the Lord that you will not think otherwise. Whoever disturbs them, whoever he is, will suffer condemnation.
We can confirm this in Hebrews, chapter 12 vers 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us free ourselves from all that hinders us and the sin that envelops us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is proposed,
2 having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. He, for the joy that had been proposed to him,
Only God can save us, and we must give him all honor and glory and majesty
