“Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.”
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance — Jude's benediction invokes three divine gifts, with 'mercy' (eleos) preceding peace and love, suggesting that mercy is the foundation upon which Christian peace and love rest. The promise of abundance (plethyntheia) signals that these divine gifts are not rationed or conditional but overflow toward the faithful, providing spiritual resources sufficient for resisting the coming deception. This generous benediction contrasts sharply with the judgment that will fall on the deceivers, indicating that the community's security rests not in their own strength but in God's lavish grace.
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Adam SmithNote1mo agoThe power of prayer - Jude 1
The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see....
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Anna WestbrookNote1mo agoBearing fruit that lasts - Jude 1
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is fait...
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