To Reveal What One Must Do to Keep Saved

Jude ascribes to God the ability to preserve His people faultless until the judgment.

“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.” (Jude 24-25)

God is working in behalf of His saints to keep them secure. He has provided them:

• The example of Jesus for them to follow. (1 Peter 2:21-22)
• The resurrection of Jesus to assure them of their resurrection in the final day. (Romans 6:5)
• His word which is able to save their souls. (James 1:21)
• A plan of pardon for the child of God who sins. (Acts 8:22-23)
• The local church. It is the purpose and intent of Jesus that His church is presented without spot or blemish, i.e., be saved. (Ephesians 5:25-26)

The Lord realized His disciples would need help to keep saved. He understood they would be surrounded by worldly influences and that temptation would be strong. He knew that the cares, riches, and pleasures of this life would tempt many to leave Him.

Jesus prayed to the Father in behalf of His disciples that God might “Sanctify them by Your truth: Your word is truth” (John 17:17). This prayer reveals how one may remain saved.

To “sanctify” means to set apart or separate from the world and to consecrate oneself to God. This is accomplished by the word of God. When one applies the word of God to himself and lives by it, he is in fellowship with both the Father and Son (2 John 9), and thus has salvation. One must keep the commands of God being faithful even to the point of death (Revelation 2:10) and he will receive the crown of life on the final day.