Christ in All the Scriptures by A.M. Hodgkin

• Title Page
• Introduction
• Christ in the Pentateuch
• Christ in the Historical Books
• Christ in the Poetical Books
• Christ in the Prophets
• Christ in His Life on Earth
• Christ in Resurrection Power
  • Acts — The Risen Christ
  • Romans — The Gospel of Christ
  • 1 and 2 Corinthians — The Minister of Christ
  • Galatians — The Cross of Christ
  • Ephesians — Heavenly Places in Christ
  • Philippians — Rejoicing in Christ
  • Colossians — Christ Our Head
  • 1 and 2 Thessalonians — Christ Our Hope
  • 1 and 2 Timothy — The Doctrine of Christ
  • Titus — Christ Our Savior
  • Philemon — The Bonds of Christ
  • Hebrews — Christ Our High Priest
  • James — The Law of Christ for Daily Life
  • 1 and 2 Peter — Christ Our Precious Corner Stone
  • 1 John — Fellowship with Christ
  • 2 and 3 John — Christ the Truth
  • Jude — Christ Our Keeper
• Christ in Future Glory

Jude—Christ Our Keeper

First, we are to keep the faith. “Contend earnestly (the word is the same as strive, agonize, in Luke 13:24) for the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3, R.V.).

Second, we are to keep ourselves in the love of God, that He may be able to keep us (Jude 21). Jude uses the word kept ironically in Jude 6: the angels which kept not their first estate are kept in chains unto judgment. In Jude 13 the same word kept is used to sinners is kept the blackness of darkness for ever.

Third, the Lord is able to keep us from falling. It is a stronger word used here, guard, showing Christ’s power to protect us from the perils Jude has been enumerating, and, finally, to present us faultless before the presence of His glory in that great day.