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“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith” (Jude, vs. 20).
When we read the book of Jude, it is a rather sad epistle, for it tells us of some of the evil that was already coming in among Christians. People were pretending to be Christians, and then saying that since the Lord Jesus had forgiven their sins, they could do whatever they wanted. Jude reminds us that judgment is coming, and that such individuals will be severely punished for what they are doing.
But then, at the end of the epistle, there is real encouragement. There are four things we are to do, if we are real Christians, and the first one is to build ourselves up on our most holy faith. What does this mean? It means that as things get more difficult for us, we are to learn as much as we can about Christ, and all that He is to us. Getting saved is only the beginning, for God has many other things to teach us — things that will help us to live for His glory in this world. The more sin and turning away from God we see in this world, the more we should want to learn more of Christ. This comes from reading the Bible and going to meetings where Christians come together for prayer and reading of God’s Word.
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